topotype

[top-uh-tahyp]

noun

Biology.

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

topotype

/ ˈtɒpəˌtaɪp /

noun

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

Other Word Forms

• topotypic adjective
• topotypical adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of topotype¹

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

Example Sentences

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

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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.

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

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

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Possibly it is noteworthy that the specimens from Las Animas are larger than Hooper's holotype and one topotype; this larger size is indicative of intergradation with G. b. lutescens as represented by the specimens examined by us from Pueblo.

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