Non type specimens

[Richard Jensen]

I agree with Mary.  But, this may be more common for plants than for
animals.  Especially for woody perennials, it is possible to make many
collections from the same individual and over the course of the years.
In one case of an oak species, I am reasonably certain that the type
description was based on multiple collections from several trees, and
that specimens were collected from these same trees over a span of
several years.

Dick

Mary Barkworth wrote:

> YES, most emphatically yes. The description should be of the species.
> The various types merely represent the species.
> Mary
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Taxacom Discussion List [mailto:TAXACOM at LISTSERV.NHM.KU.EDU] On
> Behalf Of Livio Leoni
> Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2004 10:04 AM
> To: TAXACOM at LISTSERV.NHM.KU.EDU
> Subject: Non type specimens
>
> Dear taxacomers,
> is it usual to use, besides holotype and paratypes, morphometric and
> meristic characters of nontype specimens in the description of a new
> species? Is the description valid?
> best regards
>
> Livio
>
> Livio Leoni Dr.
> 24047 Treviglio (BG)
> Italy

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