1. The newly collected specimen which is used as a substitute,
when the original type of material is missing in a herbarium, is designed as
a) Lectotype
b) Isotype
c) Syntype
d)Neotype
2) A selection selected from the original material to serve as a
nomenclatural type when no holotype was designated at the time of publication
is called:
a) lectotype
b) Syntype
c) Epiphyte
d) Neotype
3) A Syntype Is:
a) Specimen used by the
author a nomenclatural type
b) Any duplicate of the
holotype
c) Specimen cited in the
protologue other than the holotype
d) Anyone of the two or
more specimens cited by the author when no holotype was designated
4) A specimen later selected to serve as the single type specimen
when an original holotype has been lost or destroyed or where the original
author never cited a specimen?
a) Paratype
b) Syntype
c) Lectotype
d) Neotype
5. The
specimens or element designated by the author as nomenclatural type is
a) Neotype
b) Holotype
c) Isotype
d)lectotype
6. A
specimen or other element selected to serve as nomenclatural type as long as
all of the material on which description of the new species was based is
missing is called
a) Syntype
b) Holotype
c)Neotype
d)lectotype
7. A plant specimen cited with the original description other than the holotype is:
A) Paratype
B) Neotype
C) Leptotype
D) Syntype
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Answers:
1. d)Neotype
2. a) lectotype
3. d)Anyone of the
two or more specimens cited by the author when no holotype was designated
4. d)Neotype
5. b) Holotype
6. c)Neotype
7. A) Paratype
