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

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topotype

Although analogus does average darker, a topotype, No. 120267 BS, from Zamora, is indistinguishable from several of the topotypes of allex.

From Comments on the Taxonomy and Geographic Distribution of Some North American Rodents by Hall, E. Raymond (Eugene Raymond)

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

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

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.

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.

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.