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- noun taxonomy The condition of a
taxon having only a single subordinate taxon.
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Examples
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Lucilla scintilla Lowe, 185 as Helix; type by monotypy Europe
How I determined this was Hawaiia minuscula AYDIN 2007
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Nowadays some DNA studies may imply the monotypy though.
Ümit and his scorpion AYDIN 2006
hernesheir commented on the word monotypy
A noun that refers to genera containing a single species. Ginkgo biloba is, for example, the only living species of the plant genus Ginkgo, or, for that matter, of the plant family Ginkgoaceae.
May 24, 2010
Prolagus commented on the word monotypy
I have a more immediate example in mind. And in front of my mirror. :)
May 24, 2010
reesetee commented on the word monotypy
Pro, I didn't know you were Ginkgo. I thought you were Italian.
May 24, 2010