A new specimen selected to replace a holotype that has been lost or destroyed .

新模标本为顶替已丢失或损坏的正模标本而精选的新标本。

The type of the species is a single specimen , called a holotype .

种的模式是单个标本，被称为正模。

Each specimen of a type series other than the holotype [ recommendation 73d ] .

一个模式系列中除了正模式之外的每个标本均称之[建议73d]。

That is important , for when a scientist discovers a new species , the original specimen ( or holotype ) on which his description is based has to be deposited in a museum , so that other researchers can examine it .

这一研究的意义就在于当科学家发现一个新物种时，做出成果的原化石（正模标本）即使必须被保存在博物馆里，也不碍着其他研究人员继续研究。