[Taxacom] holotype for sale

[J. Kirk Fitzhugh]

I just confirmed with the seller that the specimen he is selling is 
the holotype, since this is not entirely clear in his listing.

Kirk

At 03:44 PM 9/11/2007, you wrote:
>A specimen of 'the oldest mushroom in the world, Entroperites patricii', is
>on eBay now, according to the picture with the advertisement it is the
>holotype itself. :
>http://cgi.ebay.com/Burmite-fossil-amber-OLDEST-MUSHROOM-EVER-OFFERED-FOR_W0QQitemZ190146177441QQihZ009QQcategoryZ3218QQcmdZViewItem
>
>The starting bis is 100.000 $, a bargain of course, but can a named and
>published holotype be offered for sale right after it's description?

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