Explain the term : (1) Holotype specimen and (2) Neotype specimen

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Holotype: A single specimen on which the name of the taxon is based.

Neotype: Specimen designated as the name bearing specimen for a taxon for which no earlier holo, lecto, syntype or prior neotype exists.

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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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