Question

Distinguish between the following

Holotype and lectotype

Answer 1

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In biology and botany, a holotype is the original specimen used to describe a new species for the first time. There is only one holotype.

A lectotype is a single specimen of a syntype (series of specimens) selected to serves as the neotype of the species, where the species was previously defined by the syntype.