The phrase "as a distinct type of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when you want to specify or categorize something as a unique or separate kind within a broader classification.
Example: "The study focuses on the phenomenon as a distinct type of social behavior that has not been previously explored."
Alternatives: "as a unique category of" or "as a separate form of".
This option would retain spot ads as a distinct type of content and a distinct revenue source D: Allows the integration of commercial communications and programming, including in relation to spot ads.
The dive bomber as a distinct type of aircraft was a product of tests undertaken during the 1920s by the U.S. Navy.
In the past, paper money was frequently regarded in the United States as a portion of the public debt, but in more recent years money has been regarded as a distinct type of obligation, in part because paper money is usually no longer payable in gold, silver, or other specific items of intrinsic value.
Dignāga also admits self-awareness (svasaṃvedana) as a distinct type of cognition, although there is some debate about whether this is to be interpreted as a type of perception (see §7.2 for a discussion of svasaṃvedana).
They also incorporate adoptive and other non-biological parental relationships into a single account of parenthood, whereas genetic accounts seem forced to view non-biological parenthood as a distinct type of normative relationship.
She formed the basis for his breeding program, and by the 1850s the dogs were recognised as a distinct type of Fox Terrier.
There is some dispute as to whether these constitute a distinct type of cancer or are merely a group of unusual squamous cell carcinomas and adenocarcinomas.
In fact, it can be applied to any type of object K, such that the criterion of identity for Ks can be thought of as an equivalence relation between a distinct type of object, K*s, but some such objects may intuitively be regarded as concrete.
Although the YKFFE sequence fits the minimal consensus for YXXØ signals, it is a distinct type of signal, as mutational and binding analyses revealed that only the Lys residue is unimportant [ 44] (Table 1).
In association with its host plants, T. calospora forms a distinct type of endomycorrhiza known as orchid-type mycorrhiza.
Given that it is not the case that hen is the only adverb that can occur alone in the de-part of the V-DE construction, it is reasonable and significant to recognize non-predicative V-DE constructions as a distinct type even though the occurrence of this type is incomparable to that of the predicative V-DE construction.
