Question

Type specimen selected from the original material in case, the holotype is missing, is called as

• A. Lectotype
• B. Neotype
• C. Syntype
• D. Type specimen

Answer 1

The correct option is A Lectotype

• The holotype is a specimen or illustration which is designated as the representative of a species and is used for identification of the new specimen.
• A lectotype is a specimen or any other material which is selected from original material as cited by the author when holotype is not available.
• A syntype is any of two or more specimens that were simultaneously designated as a type when no holotype was designated.
• A specimen or any other material which serve as type specimen in absence of holotype, isotype, paratype or syntype is referred to as neotype
• .A type specimen is an element to which name of a taxon is associated irrespective of being it the original name or synonym. A type specimen can serve as holotype/syntype/neotype/isotope, depending on the way of its selection.

Thus, the correct answer is option A.