(A) $Holotype$ is a single specimen or element used by the author or designated by the author as the nomenclatural type.It serves as the permanent ref

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(A) $Holotype$ is a single specimen or element used by the author or designated by the author as the nomenclatural type.It serves as the permanent reference point for the name of a taxon.According to the International Code of Nomenclature for algae,fungi,and plants $(ICN)$,the $Holotype$ is the one specimen or other element used by the author or designated by the author as the nomenclatural type.

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What is a $Holotype$?

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Specimen used by the author as the nomenclature type
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Specimen referred to along with the original description
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Duplicate of the nomenclature type
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Specimen selected from the original when the nomenclature type is missing

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$(b)$ Order	$(ii)$ Arthropoda
$(c)$ Class	$(iii)$ Muscidae
$(d)$ Phylum	$(iv)$ Insecta

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Match Column-$I$ with Column-$II$ for the classification of the housefly and select the correct option using the codes given below:

Column-$I$ Column-$II$

$(a)$ Family $(i)$ Diptera

$(b)$ Order $(ii)$ Arthropoda

$(c)$ Class $(iii)$ Muscidae

$(d)$ Phylum $(iv)$ Insecta