holotype

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.

As nouns the difference between holotype and syntype

is that holotype is the single physical example (or illustration) of an organism, known to be used when the taxon was formally described while syntype is any of several specimens selected as types for the name of a species.

As nouns the difference between homotype and holotype

is that homotype is that which has the same fundamental type of structure with something else while holotype is the single physical example (or illustration) of an organism, known to be used when the taxon was formally described.

As nouns the difference between holotype and lectotype

is that holotype is the single physical example (or illustration) of an organism, known to be used when the taxon was formally described 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.

As nouns the difference between holotype and paratype

is that holotype is the single physical example (or illustration) of an organism, known to be used when the taxon was formally described while paratype is a specimen of an organism that is used as the basis of a taxonomic description.