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IN a recent discussion on “The Naming of Pathological Specimens”, Dr. L. F. Spath1 arrives at the conclusion that a species based on such' a specimen must be considered valid. No exception can be taken to this conclusion, but Spath's view that “a normal type [can] obviously not be chosen while the holotype [is] still in existence” might well be questioned.
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HAAS, O. Neotypes for Species Based on Pathological Specimens. Nature 157, 700 (1946). https://doi.org/10.1038/157700b0
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