In biology|lang=en terms the difference between paralectotype and paratype
is that paralectotype is (biology) any additional specimen from among a set of syntypes, after a lectotype has been designated from among them while paratype is (biology) a specimen of an organism that is used as the basis of a taxonomic description.
As nouns the difference between paralectotype and paratype
is that paralectotype is (biology) any additional specimen from among a set of syntypes, after a lectotype has been designated from among them while paratype is (biology) a specimen of an organism that is used as the basis of a taxonomic description.
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.
paratype
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Noun
(
en noun)
(biology) A specimen of an organism that is used as the basis of a taxonomic description
See also
*holotype