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What does holotype mean?

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  1. (taxonomy) The single physical example (or illustration) of an organism used to formally describe the species (or lower-order taxon), subsequently to be kept as a reference.
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To our knowledge, the holotype is the only other documented specimen in the species.
Furthermore, the holotype also shows that only the first pair of sternites are unfused.
In life the holotype had a tan dorsum with dark olive-green irregular markings and small green flecks.
In these small specimens the supratympanic fold is thin, and the arms are not so robust as in the holotype.
We have examined the holotype of dolomedes and agree with Dunn's assignment.
The ventrolateral glands are less extensive and the chin less spotted than in the holotype.

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