typeSpecies

P7381
predicate

Indicates that a species is the designated type species that defines and anchors the taxonomic concept of a higher-level group (such as a genus).

All labels observed (12)

Label Occurrences
typeSpecies canonical 714
hasTypeSpecies 176
exampleSpecies 49

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: typeSpecies
Generated description
Indicates that a species is the designated type species that defines and anchors the taxonomic concept of a higher-level group (such as a genus).

Sample triples (974)

Subject Object
Lilium Lilium via predicate surface "hasTypeSpecies" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Lilium candidum
Lychnis Lychnis via predicate surface "hasTypeSpecies" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Lychnis chalcedonica
Gypsophila Gypsophila self-linksurface differs
surface form: Gypsophila paniculata
Persea species
surface form: Persea
Persea
surface form: Persea americana
Lythrum Lythrum via predicate surface "hasTypeSpecies" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Lythrum salicaria
Melanogrammus Melanogrammus self-linksurface differs
surface form: Melanogrammus aeglefinus
Euparagia Euparagia via predicate surface "hasTypeSpecies" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Euparagia scutellaris
Myrtaceae Myrtus communis via predicate surface "hasTypeSpecies"
Sterculiaceae Sterculia via predicate surface "typeSpeciesGenus"
Myrtus Myrtus communis
Eucalyptus Eucalyptus obliqua
Melaleuca Melaleuca via predicate surface "hasTypeSpecies" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Melaleuca leucadendra
Fuchsia Fuchsia triphylla via predicate surface "hasTypeSpecies"
Oenothera Oenothera via predicate surface "hasTypeSpecies" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Oenothera biennis
Punica Punica granatum
Quercus Quercus via predicate surface "hasTypeSpecies" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Quercus robur
Felis Felis self-linksurface differs
surface form: Felis catus
Rupicapra Rupicapra self-linksurface differs
surface form: Rupicapra rupicapra
Eumetopias Eumetopias self-linksurface differs
surface form: Eumetopias jubatus
Panthera Panthera pardus
Moschus Siberian musk deer
surface form: Moschus moschiferus
Leptonychotes Leptonychotes self-linksurface differs
surface form: Leptonychotes weddellii
Casuarius Casuarius casuarius
Eudocimus Eudocimus via predicate surface "hasTypeSpecies" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Eudocimus ruber
Asymmetronidae Asymmetron lucayanum via predicate surface "hasTypeSpecies"
Tarbosaurus Tarbosaurus self-linksurface differs
surface form: Tarbosaurus bataar
Albertosaurus Albertosaurus self-linksurface differs
surface form: Albertosaurus sarcophagus
Lophophorus Lophophorus self-linksurface differs
surface form: Lophophorus impejanus
Nasalis Nasalis larvatus
Giganotosaurus Giganotosaurus self-linksurface differs
surface form: Giganotosaurus carolinii
Coelophysis Coelophysis self-linksurface differs
surface form: Coelophysis bauri
Denversaurus Denversaurus self-linksurface differs
surface form: Denversaurus schlessmani
Champsosaurus Champsosaurus self-linksurface differs
surface form: Champsosaurus natator
Daspletosaurus Daspletosaurus self-linksurface differs
surface form: Daspletosaurus torosus
Megalosaurus Megalosaurus self-linksurface differs
surface form: Megalosaurus bucklandii
Dicerorhinus Sumatran rhinoceros
surface form: Dicerorhinus sumatrensis
Pachycephalosaurus wyomingensis Pachycephalosaurus wyomingensis via predicate surface "typeSpeciesOf" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Pachycephalosaurus
Troodon Troodon self-linksurface differs
surface form: Troodon formosus
Compsognathus Compsognathus self-linksurface differs
surface form: Compsognathus longipes
Belonogaster Belonogaster via predicate surface "hasTypeSpecies" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Belonogaster juncea
Nandina Nandina self-linksurface differs
surface form: Nandina domestica
Cimicifuga Cimicifuga via predicate surface "hasTypeSpecies" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Cimicifuga foetida
Clematis Clematis vitalba
Aquilegia Aquilegia via predicate surface "hasTypeSpecies" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Aquilegia vulgaris
Alamosaurus Alamosaurus self-linksurface differs
surface form: Alamosaurus sanjuanensis
Rapetosaurus Rapetosaurus self-linksurface differs
surface form: Rapetosaurus krausei
Tulipa Tulipa self-linksurface differs
surface form: Tulipa gesneriana
Camelus Arabian camel
surface form: Camelus dromedarius
Discocnide mexicana Discocnide via predicate surface "typeSpeciesOf"
Discocnide mexicana yes via predicate surface "isMonotypicGenusTypeSpecies"