Voucher specimen

Voucher specimen

Any specimen that serves as a basis of study and is retained as a reference. It should be in a publicly accessible scientific reference collection. A type specimen is a particular voucher specimen which serves as a basis for the taxonomic description of a species.

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Category: Coral reefs
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