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Results for “type series”

Ichthyological terms, not general ones.

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  • type series

    Series of specimens which either constitutes the name-bearing type of a nominal species or subspecies, or from which the name-bearing type has been or may be designated

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  • type material

    Collective term for all type specimens in a type series.

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  • syntype

    Any specimen within a type series if no holotype or lectotype has been designated, the syntypes collectively representing the name-bearing type.

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  • paratype

    In zoological nomenclature, a specimen other than the holotype upon which a description is based, i.e., each specimen of a type series other than the holotype.

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  • trickle tower

    Large filter particularly suitable for outdoor ponds and large aquaria, consisting of a series of vertically-arranged chambers filled with one or more types of media. Water is pumped to the top chamber where it is dispersed, most often using a spray bar. It then percolates down through the other chambers via gravity before being returned to the pond or aquarium.

  • paralectotype

    In zoological nomenclature, any remaining member of a former syntype series following designation of a lectotype.

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