a specimen designated as the type specimen for a particular species
Examples of 'lectotype' in a sentence
lectotype
In addition, a lectotype and paralectotype are designated for this species.
Melih Ertan Çinar 2007, 'Re-description of Timarete punctata (Polychaeta: Cirratulidae) and its occurrencein the Mediterranean Sea', Scientia Marinahttp://scientiamarina.revistas.csic.es/index.php/scientiamarina/article/view/229. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
In several other cases, holotype determinations in the literature were recognized as lectotype designations.
Catherine A. Tauber, Zoë Simmons, Agatha J. Tauber 2019, 'Type specimens of Neuropterida in the Hope Entomological Collection, Oxford UniversityMuseum of Natural History', ZooKeyshttps://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/30231/. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
A new lectotype for the species and a more complete description are proposed from field observations, herbarium and bibliographic data.
Maxime Rome, Geo Coppens d'Eeckenbrugge 2018, 'A new lectotype for Passiflora laurifolia L.', PhytoKeyshttps://phytokeys.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=22324. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)