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Paratype vs Neotype - What's the difference?

paratype | neotype |

As nouns the difference between paratype and neotype

is that paratype is (biology) a specimen of an organism that is used as the basis of a taxonomic description while neotype is (biology|mineralogy) a new specimen used to replace a lost holotype.

paratype

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (biology) A specimen of an organism that is used as the basis of a taxonomic description

    • See also

    *holotype

    neotype

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (biology, mineralogy) A new specimen used to replace a lost holotype