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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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 * @since 07.08.2008
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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 TaxonName 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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     *
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     * @see  SpecimenTypeDesignationStatus#isLectotype()
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     * @see  SpecimenTypeDesignationStatus#HOLOTYPE()
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     * @see  NameTypeDesignationStatus#isLectotype()
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     */
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    public boolean isLectoType();
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//	/**
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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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//	 *
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//	 * @see   #getTypeSpecimen()
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//   * @deprecated homotypical group can not be set and always seems to be <code>null</code>.
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//   * Probably it is a relict of an old version.
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//   * See also http://dev.e-taxonomy.eu/trac/ticket/2173
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//	 */
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//	public HomotypicalGroup getHomotypicalGroup();
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	/**
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	 * Returns the set of {@link TaxonName 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<TaxonName> getTypifiedNames();
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}
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