Having only one type or representative, especially (of a genus) containing only one species.
〔主生〕单型的，单种的
Example sentencesExamples
These genera can be considered monotypic, although Ceratodrilus does have two described species which would be considered subspecies if that rank were being used.
Both genera are likely monotypic, though some scholars have argued that Brachycephalus includes two previously synonymized species.
Gao and Fox indicate that they have identified characters that would separate the three species into three monotypic genera but do not discuss them.
All five of the monotypic genera qendemic to Northern Melanesia are confined to the Solomons.
The Podostemaceae consist of about 270 species assigned to about 47 genera, mostly monotypic or oligospecific, reflecting considerable discontinuous variation of morphological characters.
Definition of monotypic in US English:
monotypic
adjectiveˌmänəˈtipik
Biology
Having only one type or representative, especially (of a genus) containing only one species.
〔主生〕单型的，单种的
Example sentencesExamples
The Podostemaceae consist of about 270 species assigned to about 47 genera, mostly monotypic or oligospecific, reflecting considerable discontinuous variation of morphological characters.
Gao and Fox indicate that they have identified characters that would separate the three species into three monotypic genera but do not discuss them.
All five of the monotypic genera qendemic to Northern Melanesia are confined to the Solomons.
These genera can be considered monotypic, although Ceratodrilus does have two described species which would be considered subspecies if that rank were being used.
Both genera are likely monotypic, though some scholars have argued that Brachycephalus includes two previously synonymized species.