Monotypic is an adjective that refers to a taxonomic group with only one type:
- in botany it means that a taxon has only one species; Ginkgo is a monotypic genus, while Ginkgoaceae is a monotypic family. Taxonomy, sometimes alpha taxonomy, is the Science of finding describing and categorising Organisms thus giving rise to taxonomic groups or taxa In biology a type is that which fixes a name to a Taxon. Depending on the nomenclature code which is applied to the organism in question a type may be a specimen Botany, plant science(s, phytology, or plant biology is a branch of Biology and is the scientific study of plant Life A taxon (plural taxa) or taxonomic unit, is a name designating an organism or a group of Organisms In Biological nomenclature according to In Biology, a species is one of the basic units of Biological classification and a Taxonomic rank. Ginkgo is a genus of highly unusual non-flowering plants with one extant species G A genus (plural genera from Γένος Latin genus "descent family type gender" is a low-level Taxonomic The Ginkgoaceae is a family of Gymnosperms which appeared during the Mesozoic Era of which the only extant representative is Ginkgo biloba The phrase is not accurate in cases where a species includes more than a single type; some species may include several subspecies (or other infraspecific taxa) each of which will have a type. In Biology, a species is one of the basic units of Biological classification and a Taxonomic rank. In biology a type is that which fixes a name to a Taxon. Depending on the nomenclature code which is applied to the organism in question a type may be a specimen In Biology, a species is one of the basic units of Biological classification and a Taxonomic rank. In Zoology, as in other branches of Biology, subspecies is the Taxonomic rank immediately subordinate to a Species. A taxon (plural taxa) or taxonomic unit, is a name designating an organism or a group of Organisms In Biological nomenclature according to A more accurate term in those cases is "unispecific".
- An example is the genus Darlingtonia, with only one species: Darlingtonia californica. A genus (plural genera from Γένος Latin genus "descent family type gender" is a low-level Taxonomic Darlingtonia is also a genus of snakes in the family Colubridae. In Biology, a species is one of the basic units of Biological classification and a Taxonomic rank.
- in zoology "monotypic" refers to a taxon that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. Zoology (from Greek ζῷον, zoon, "animal" + λόγος, " Logos " "knowledge" is the branch of A taxon (plural taxa) or taxonomic unit, is a name designating an organism or a group of Organisms In Biological nomenclature according to A taxon (plural taxa) or taxonomic unit, is a name designating an organism or a group of Organisms In Biological nomenclature according to [1] For example, a monotypic genus has only one species. A genus (plural genera from Γένος Latin genus "descent family type gender" is a low-level Taxonomic In Biology, a species is one of the basic units of Biological classification and a Taxonomic rank. Conversely, one can say that the contained taxon is monotypic within the larger taxon; a genus monotypic within a family. A taxon (plural taxa) or taxonomic unit, is a name designating an organism or a group of Organisms In Biological nomenclature according to A taxon (plural taxa) or taxonomic unit, is a name designating an organism or a group of Organisms In Biological nomenclature according to A genus (plural genera from Γένος Latin genus "descent family type gender" is a low-level Taxonomic
- An example is the genus Tarsius which is monotypic within the Tarsiidae family (which is itself monotypic in Tarsiiformes). A genus (plural genera from Γένος Latin genus "descent family type gender" is a low-level Taxonomic Tarsiers are Prosimian Primates of the genus Tarsius, a Monotypic genus in the family Tarsiidae, which is itself the Tarsiers are Prosimian Primates of the genus Tarsius, a Monotypic genus in the family Tarsiidae, which is itself the Tarsiers are Prosimian Primates of the genus Tarsius, a Monotypic genus in the family Tarsiidae, which is itself the An example of a monotypic species is the Hyacinth Macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus) which, discounting the nominate taxon, does not include any subordinate taxa (in this case subspecies). In Biology, a species is one of the basic units of Biological classification and a Taxonomic rank. Native to central and eastern South America, the Hyacinth Macaw ( Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus) or Hyacinthine Macaw, is the largest Macaw A taxon (plural taxa) or taxonomic unit, is a name designating an organism or a group of Organisms In Biological nomenclature according to A taxon (plural taxa) or taxonomic unit, is a name designating an organism or a group of Organisms In Biological nomenclature according to In Zoology, as in other branches of Biology, subspecies is the Taxonomic rank immediately subordinate to a Species. On the contrary the Mealy Parrot (Amazona farinosa) is not a monotypic species, as it has several subordinate taxa (in this case subspecies). The Mealy Amazon or Mealy Parrot ( Amazona farinosa) is among the largest parrots in the Amazona genus the Amazon parrots It is a mainly green In Biology, a species is one of the basic units of Biological classification and a Taxonomic rank. A taxon (plural taxa) or taxonomic unit, is a name designating an organism or a group of Organisms In Biological nomenclature according to In Zoology, as in other branches of Biology, subspecies is the Taxonomic rank immediately subordinate to a Species.
Cited references
- ^ Mayr E, Ashlock PD. 1991. Principles of Systematic Zoology. Second Edition. Published by McGraw-Hill, inc. ISBN 0-07-041144-1.
See also
- polytypic
- race for a more detailed definition of monotypic in the context of a species, and its relevance regarding the species Homo sapiens
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