Hobby culture
Green Water
Trade name Tentative
A culture sold as Green Water. The working identification is Isotomurus cf. louisiana.
Read this first
cf. means compare with. It does not confirm the name.
A name used wrongly in the trade is not a synonym. Treat it as a trade label.
What the name stands for
Three different things share one name. A culture is not a species, and a species is not the animals in your tub. Keeping them apart is how this site avoids repeating the trade's mistakes.
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The culture
A lineage kept in tubs and passed between keepers under one name. The name comes from the trade.
- Name type
- Trade name
The origin of this stock is not documented.
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The species it matches
The working identification, and how it was reached.
Isotomurus cf. louisiana- Name form
- cf. (compare with) It looks like this species but has not been confirmed. cf. does not confirm a name.
- How sure
- Tentative A best guess that needs checking.
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The animals checked
A specimen was examined.
- Basis
- Body form
- Review
- Reviewed by a curator
Care advice follows the working identification. Check it against what you see.
What would settle it
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Is the Green Water culture the species *Isotomurus louisiana* or a close one?
Identification Needs a specialist
Why it matters. Colour pattern is a known problem for separating species of Isotomurus. The seller kept cf. on the name for that reason.
What would help. Slide-mounted adults checked against setae characters, with a COI barcode.