Researcher identity and publication region
Yusuke Fuke — Japan
Documented scientific contribution
Author of 2024 published critical commentary; coauthor of 2024 Japanese population records.
Uncertainty and what is NOT established
Counterargument to Shih/Cai retained on same evidence tree; not dismissed or described as consensus.
Sources
- Yusuke Fuke (2024) scholarly commentary on Japanese Neocaridina delimitations
Published comment challenging alternative field assignments. A critical interpretation of earlier specimens/markers, not a complete independent reference-wide taxonomic resolution
- National Institute of Genetics record for Fuke, Kunimatsu & Nakajima 2024 Kyushu populations
Japanese research institution summary of specimen-vouchered occurrences. Local distribution and COI haplotypes do not prove every wild-looking or aquarium colony's source locality