type species
Noun 1. (biology) the species that best exemplifies the essential characteristics of the genus to which it belongs (hypernym) species (classification) biology, biological science | ||||
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type species
n : (biology) the species that best exemplifies the essential characteristics of the genus to which it belongs
type species
n : (biology) the species that best exemplifies the essential characteristics of the genus to which it belongs
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Type species
Strictly speaking, a type species exists only in zoological nomenclature. As set in article 42.3 of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, the type of the name of a genus or subgenus (a "genus-group name") is the "type species". This is defined as "The nominal species that is the name-bearing type of a nominal genus or subgenus". The species name in turn is fixed to a type specimen.
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