Editing Template:Taxobox/doc (section)

==== Type species ====
When the [[type species]] of a genus (or larger grouping) is known, the {{para|type_species}} and {{para|type_species_authority}} can be used.

For botanical entries, i.e. names under the [[International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants]] (ICNafp), the currently accepted name in the genus should be used. The term "type species" does not occur in the ICNafp, but is used here for convenience. The [http://botany.si.edu/ing/ Index Nominum Genericorum] is a useful source of information and can be used as a reference.

For animal entries, i.e. names under the [[International Code of Zoological Nomenclature]] (ICZN), the type species should be the {{em|original}} binomial name of the type species, but linked to its current article, and the authority should be plain (no parentheses). See ''[[Giant mouse lemur|Mirza]]'' for a type species example.

<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" style="overflow:auto">
| type_species           = <!-- the original name of the species that was initially used to describe the genus, without regard to its present-day nomenclature -->
| type_species_authority =
</syntaxhighlight>

This follows ICZN Recommendation 67B; be aware that this means the taxon used by the genus' original author—even if it is now invalid, e.g. a [[junior synonym]]. Ideally, it should only be used if the genus' original description can be verified first-hand. As per the following example given by the ICZN:

<blockquote>''Astacus marinus'' Fabricius, 1775, one of the nominal species originally included in the decapod crustacean genus ''Homarus'' Weber, 1795, was subsequently designated by Fowler (1912) as the type species of ''Homarus''. The type species is, and should be cited as, ''Astacus marinus'' Fabricius, 1775. ''Astacus marinus'' Fabricius is currently synonymized with ''Cancer gammarus'' Linnaeus, 1758, but the latter is not the type species of ''Homarus'' and should not be cited as such. If mention of the type species is required it should be made in some such manner as "Type species ''Astacus marinus'' Fabricius, 1775, a junior synonym of ''Cancer gammarus'' Linnaeus, 1758"; or "Type species ''Astacus marinus'' Fabricius, 1775, now regarded as a synonym of ''Homarus gammarus'' (Linnaeus, 1758)".</blockquote>

If you do not completely understand what this all means, please ''do not use this parameter''. Instead, if possible denote the type species in the species listing, for example with a

<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext">{{small|1=([[type species]])}}</syntaxhighlight>

after the species' (currently valid) name.