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Holotype is...

Holotype is

A

Specimens of a taxa deposited by different workers

B

Duplicate of the nomenclature type

C

Specimen used by scientist as nomenclature type

D

Specimens mentioned while describing a new taxa on which description is not based

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C
Holotype is specimen used by scientist as the nomenclature type.
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