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/**
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* Copyright (C) 2007 EDIT
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* European Distributed Institute of Taxonomy
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* http://www.e-taxonomy.eu
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*
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* The contents of this file are subject to the Mozilla Public License Version 1.1
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* See LICENSE.TXT at the top of this package for the full license terms.
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*/
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package eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.name;
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import java.util.Set;
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/**
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* @author a.mueller
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* @created 07.08.2008
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* @version 1.0
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*/
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public interface ITypeDesignation {
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/**
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* Returns the boolean value indicating whether <i>this</i> type
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* designation has a "lectotype" status (true) or not (false).<BR>
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* A lectotype is a type designated as the
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* nomenclatural type, when no holotype was indicated at the time of
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* publication of the "type-bringing" {@link TaxonNameBase taxon name}, when the
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* holotype is found to belong to more than one taxon name,
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* or as long as it is missing.
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* @see SpecimenTypeDesignationStatus#isLectotype()
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* @see NameTypeDesignationStatus#isLectotype()
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*/
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public boolean isLectoType();
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* Returns the {@link HomotypicalGroup homotypical group} that is typified
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* in <i>this</i> type designation.
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public HomotypicalGroup getHomotypicalGroup();
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/**
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* Returns the set of {@link TaxonNameBase taxon names} included in the
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* {@link HomotypicalGroup homotypical group} typified in <i>this</i> type designation.
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*/
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public Set<TaxonNameBase> getTypifiedNames();
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}
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