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出典:Wiktionary
出典:『Wiktionary』 (2025/11/18 14:51 UTC 版)
From Ancient Greek λέκτος (léktos, “chosen”), from λέγειν (légein, “to choose”) + τύπος (túpos, “blow, impression”).
lectotype (plural lectotypes)
出典:Wikipedia
出典:『Wikipedia』 (2011/05/15 14:14 UTC 版)
In botanical nomenclature and zoological nomenclature, a lectotype is a kind of name-bearing type. When a species was originally described on the basis of a name-bearing type consisting of multiple specimens, one of those may be designated as the lectotype. A lectotype is the single specimen selected from among the syntypes to serve as the only name-bearing type specimen, and is formally designated as such. Having a single name-bearing type reduces the potential for confusion, especially considering that it is not uncommon for a series of syntypes to contain specimens of more than one species.