holotype

== English == === Etymology === From holo- +‎ -type. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: ho‧lo‧type === Noun === holotype (plural holotypes) (taxonomy) The single physical example (or illustration) of an organism used to formally describe the species (or lower-order taxon), subsequently to be kept as a reference. ==== Derived terms ==== holotypic ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === conserved type type species