Paratype

Paratype [ Taxonomy ]
Abbreviation: PT

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	A paratype is any of one or more biological specimen other than the holotype listed as representative and used for the development of the original description of a species or subspecies.

If one or more paratypes is used to describe a new species, there is sometimes a risk that a paratype is not in fact of the same species as the holotype but a very similar one and so the description may not be accurate.

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