Classification and published species name
Caridina mariae — formally described 2014
Picture-style taxon evidence tree
Wild distribution context
Southern China / Guangdong
Diagnosis and study methods
One of the 2014 newly described ornamental-associated C. serrata species-group taxa, supported by morphology and mtDNA.
Taxonomic history and relationships
Frequently discussed in tiger-shrimp taxonomy contexts; original scientific name must not be reduced to a guaranteed commercial Tiger shrimp species identity.
Aquarium trade and false look-alikes
No voucher/genotype data on any supplier-specific Tiger/Fancy Tiger line.
Controlled breeding outcome counts
Not a controlled ornamental-breeding study
Molecular color gene evidence
No peer-reviewed commercial color locus assigned to this name by cited taxonomic sources
Conservation / handling caveat
Research identification of a wild species is not a commercial availability announcement. Avoid collecting, purchasing undocumented wild specimens or inferring permissive collecting regulations.
Claim-level original references
- Klotz & von Rintelen (2014), three ornamental-associated Caridina taxa
Peer-reviewed species descriptions; morphology and mtDNA field sampling
- ITIS recognized Caridina mariae species entry
National taxonomy catalogue; species, not trade tiger grade