topotype

American  

[top-uh-tahyp] / ˈtɒp əˌtaɪp /

noun

Biology.

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

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topotype British  

/ ˈtɒpəˌtaɪp /

noun

1. a specimen plant or animal taken from an area regarded as the typical habitat

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Other Word Forms

• topotypic
  adjective
• topotypical
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of topotype

First recorded in 1890–95; topo- + -type

Example Sentences

Comparisons.—Compared with one topotype and seven near topotypes of Thomomys talpoides pygmaeus, ocius differs as follows: Size larger in every measurement taken.

From The Pocket Gophers (Genus Thomomys) of Utah, Vol. 1 No. 1 Kansas University Publications. by Durrant, Stephen D.

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

From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.

Comparisons.—Comparison of one topotype of dissimilis with topotypes of Thomomys bottae aureus shows it to differ as follows: Size smaller throughout.

From The Pocket Gophers (Genus Thomomys) of Utah, Vol. 1 No. 1 Kansas University Publications. by Durrant, Stephen D.

Records of occurrence.—Specimens examined, the holotype and one topotype.

From The Recent Mammals of Tamaulipas, Mexico by Alvarez, Ticul

Remarks.—The type and one topotype so far as we know are the only specimens of this species to have been obtained from the state.

From An Annotated Check List of the Mammals of Michoac?n, M?xico by Bernardo Villa R.