epitypes

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A form of epitype — An additional, clarifying type (specimen or illustration) of a species or lower-order taxon, provided when the holotype and paratypes from the original classification are demonstrably ambiguous or insufficient.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of epitype
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