A specimen or illustration used by the author or designated by him as the nomenclature type is called.

Isoparatype

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Isotype

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Syntype

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Holotype

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Solution

The correct option is D Holotype
Holotype: the one specimen or illustration used by the author, or designated by the author as the nomenclature type.
So, the correct ans is option D.

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Column I	Column II
A. Holotype	(i) A specimen cited with an original description other than the holotype or isotype
B. Isotype	(ii) A duplicate of the holotype
C. Paratype	(iii) A specimen designated in the original description
D. Lectotype	(iv) A specimen selected from original material to serve as nomenclatural type when the holotype was not designated.

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