topotype
/top-uh-tahyp/US // ˈtɒp əˌtaɪp //UK // (ˈtɒpəˌtaɪp) //
拓印,拓扑结构,拓扑类型,拓扑图
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
Biology.
- : a specimen from the locality at which the type was first collected.
Examples
Idiotype: a specimen named by the author after comparison with the type, but not also a topotype.
Metatype: is a specimen named by the author after comparison with the type; according to some, it should be also a topotype.
Topotype: is a specimen collected in the exact locality whence the original type was obtained.
Measurements in parentheses are those of an adult male topotype of Sciurus tenuis.
Geographically, this specimen probably is more nearly a topotype than any other examined.
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