type species
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of type species
First recorded in 1830–40
Example Sentences
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The authors' molecular work on type species is a major contribution to mycology because it establishes an authoritative foundation for all future work on Psilocybe diversity in taxonomy.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 9, 2024
The type species of the genus, E eidmanni, lives in the nests of the ant Crematogaster impressa on Bioko island, Equatorial Guinea.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 13, 2012
Grendelius is certainly synonymous with Brachypterygius, but opinions differ as to whether B. mordax is distinct from the type species, B. extremus.
From Scientific American ● Jan. 3, 2012
It remains rather obscure, though the type species originally “was discovered in great abundance in a roadside puddle subject to desiccation.”
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" by Various
About 15 in. is the length of the type species.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" by Various
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