| ABOUT TYPE SPECIMENS |
| Holotype: | the specimen designated in the original description by the author as the nomenclatural type. |
| Isotype: | any duplicate specimen of the holotype |
| Neotype: | a specimen selected as the type when all of the material on which the name of the taxon was based is missing |
| Paratype: | a specimen cited in the protologue that is neither the holotype, isotype, nor one of the syntypes. These are often listed as representative specimens in the original description |
| Type strain: | One strain of a species is designated as the type strain. It is usually one of the first strains studied and is often more fully characterized than other strains |
| NO: | Non-type |