Museum type specimens are kept as "name bearers" for comparison when potentially new species are discovered.However,the original use of type specimens reflected a sense of the "ideal" or "perfect" specimen as seen in the ______ species concept.
A)typological
B)biological
C)evolutionary
D)phylogenetic

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The typological species concept assumes that each species has an ideal or perfect form that is represented by type specimens. Therefore, the original use of type specimens aligns with the typological species concept.

Museum Type Specimens Are Kept as "Name Bearers" for Comparison