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10 package eu
.etaxonomy
.cdm
.model
.name
;
19 public interface ITypeDesignation
{
23 * Returns the boolean value indicating whether <i>this</i> type
24 * designation has a "lectotype" status (true) or not (false).<BR>
25 * A lectotype is a type designated as the
26 * nomenclatural type, when no holotype was indicated at the time of
27 * publication of the "type-bringing" {@link TaxonNameBase taxon name}, when the
28 * holotype is found to belong to more than one taxon name,
29 * or as long as it is missing.
31 * @see SpecimenTypeDesignationStatus#isLectotype()
32 * @see SpecimenTypeDesignationStatus#HOLOTYPE()
33 * @see NameTypeDesignationStatus#isLectotype()
36 public boolean isLectoType();
39 * Returns the {@link HomotypicalGroup homotypical group} that is typified
40 * in <i>this</i> type designation.
42 * @see #getTypeSpecimen()
44 public HomotypicalGroup
getHomotypicalGroup();
47 * Returns the set of {@link TaxonNameBase taxon names} included in the
48 * {@link HomotypicalGroup homotypical group} typified in <i>this</i> type designation.
50 public Set
<TaxonNameBase
> getTypifiedNames();