Lectotype is a derived term of paralectotype.
In biology terms the difference between paralectotype and lectotype
is that paralectotype is any additional specimen from among a set of syntypes, after a lectotype has been designated from among them while lectotype is a biological specimen or illustration later selected to serve as definitive type example of a species or subspecies when the original author of the name did not designate a holotype.
paralectotype
English
Noun
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en noun)
(biology) Any additional specimen from among a set of syntypes, after a lectotype has been designated from among them.
lectotype
Noun
(
en noun)
(biology) A biological specimen or illustration later selected to serve as definitive type example of a species or subspecies when the original author of the name did not designate a holotype.
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Derived terms
* lectotypic
* paralectotype
See also
* hapantotype