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type species
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type speciesnoun
(biology) the species that best exemplifies the essential characteristics of the genus to which it belongs
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type speciesnoun
A species which has been designated as typical of a genus, and is chosen as the species according to which the genus is named.
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type species
A type species is the species to which the name of a genus or subgenus is permanently linked and serves as the reference or example for that particular genus. It defines the biological taxonomic name for all other species classified within the same group. The type species represents the main characteristics of all species within that genus or subgenus.
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Type species
In biological nomenclature, a type species is the species to which the name of a genus is permanently linked; it is the species that contains the biological type specimen of the taxon. A type species is both a concept and a practical system which is used in the classification and nomenclature of animals and plants. The value of a "type species" lies in the fact that it makes clear what is meant by a particular genus name. This is an important concept whenever a taxon containing multiple species must be divided into more than one genus; the type species automatically assigns the name of the original taxon to one of the resulting new taxa, thus reducing the potential for confusion. Under both the zoological and botanical nomenclature codes, every named genus or subdivision of a genus, whether or not currently recognized as valid or correct, should have a type species. In practice however there is a backlog of untypified names. A similar concept is used for suprageneric groups, the concept of a type genus.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of type species in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of type species in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
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