As nouns the difference between holophyte and holotype
is that holophyte is (biology) any organism that produces its own food through photosynthesis while holotype is the single physical example (or illustration) of an organism, known to be used when the taxon was formally described.
holophyte
English
Noun
(
en noun)
(biology) Any organism that produces its own food through photosynthesis.
See also
* holotype
English
Noun
(
en noun)
The single physical example (or illustration) of an organism, known to be used when the taxon was formally described.