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113 The naming of organisms (and plant communities)
lectogenotype: (zool., unoff.) the type species of a genus selected from
amongst the originally included species where none was designated
as the generic type by the original author; see genotype.
lectoholotype: (zool., unoff.) a lectotype (q.v.).
lectoparatype: (1) (bot., unoff.) each specimen of a syntype residue
remaining after the selection of a lectotype; a term preferred to
paralectotype (q.v.) as the paratype equivalence is postlectotypification;
strictly under the Code lectoparatypes are still to
be referred to as syntypes. (2) (zool., unoff.) a paralectotype.
lectopathotype: (prok.) where no holopathotype exists, one of the strains
on which the original author based the description may be later
designated as the pathotype strain by the original or a subsequent
author.
lectosyntype, [lectosyntypus]: (phyt., obsol.) erroneously used to replace
"lectotypus" in the nomenclature of syntaxa.
lectotype, [lectotypus, L.T., LT]: (1) (bot.) a specimen or illustration
designated from the original material or elements (specimens,
names, or in some cases illustrations, or in (phyt.) relevé's) as the
nomenclatural type if no holotype was indicated at the time of
publication, or if it is missing, or if it is found to belong to more
than one taxon (bio., bot.) or syntaxon (phyt.); a lectotype serves as
the nomenclatural type of a name for as long as any holotype is
missing. (2) (zool.) a syntype designated as the single name-bearing
type specimen subsequent to the establishment of a nominal species
or subspecies. (3) (zool., obsol.) a type by subsequent designation
when no holotype exists, whether or not cited in the original
publication of the name (i.e. a lectoype or a neotype).
leg., [legentum]: collected by; by courtesy of; frequently used in the past
on specimen labels and in details of collections in publications; see
coll.
legion: (zool., obsol.) a rank in the taxonomic hierarchy, used at various
levels, and so of uncertain modern equivalence.
legitimate: in accordance with the rules; not illegitimate (q.v.).