Type species
Term used in biological nomenclature
Summary
A type species is the species considered to be permanently taxonomically associated with the name of a genus or subgenus, and that is used to identify it and distinguish it from others. In modern times, it is normally assigned when the genus or subgenus is first named. Any taxonomic revisions must be done in such a way that the genus or subgenus retains the type species if the genus is to keep its name.
Originally created by GerardM
3/17/2004, 7:49:16 AM
Modified
5/17/2026, 3:03:37 PM
Recent revisions
Robot: fix [[WP:DPL|links]] to [[WP:D|disambiguation]] page [[Family (disambiguation)]]
/* Principles */ Not plural; reword to avoid awkward possessive
Make lead a bit clearer by explaining why a genus might change
Remove warning. As a layman, the text is clear enough for me to easily understand.
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expand a little (hopefully provides more clarity?)
separate out description from lead (which should not include references, or material not in the article text)
Added a needed citation, but I suggest the snippet be clarified for the layman reader.
trim lead by moving unrepeated text to body of article
Conserved names
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Reworded the first sentence, added a reference
I added to the first sentence in order to make it more understandable to people not familiar with taxonomy.
+ a sentence about typification in virology + ref
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