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topotype

/top-uh-tahyp/US // ˈtɒp əˌtaɪp //UK // (ˈtɒpəˌtaɪp) //

拓印,拓扑结构,拓扑类型,拓扑图

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    Biology.

    • : a specimen from the locality at which the type was first collected.

Examples

  • Idiotype: a specimen named by the author after comparison with the type, but not also a topotype.

  • Metatype: is a specimen named by the author after comparison with the type; according to some, it should be also a topotype.

  • Topotype: is a specimen collected in the exact locality whence the original type was obtained.

  • Measurements in parentheses are those of an adult male topotype of Sciurus tenuis.

  • Geographically, this specimen probably is more nearly a topotype than any other examined.