holotype

holotype
ho·lo·type 'hō-lə-.tīp, 'häl-ə- n
1) the single specimen designated by an author as the type of a species or lesser taxon at the time of establishing the group
2) the type of a species or lesser taxon designated at a date later than that of establishing a group or by another person than the author of the taxon

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holo·type (hōlґo-tīp) the type culture of a species or subspecies of microorganisms, either because it was so designated in the original description or because the original description was based on only one strain.

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