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species Coelatura bakeri (H. Adams, 1866): specimens
6 nominal species as synonyms

Taxonomic History (since 2007)

Coelatura bakeri — Graf & Cummings (2007), Graf & Cummings (2007), Van Damme & Van Bocxlaer (2009), Bogan (2010), Graf & Cummings (2011), IUCN (2016), Ortiz-Sepulveda et al. (2020), Graf & Cummings (2021), Galal-Khallaf et al. (2024)

Range: Lakes Albert and Turkana, Uganda and Kenya.

Map of Georeferenced Specimens
species map

Congo (DRC)
MRAC_56048 Lac Albert Mahagi Port	MRAC_56053 Lac Albert Mahagi Port	ANSP_134024 Kabare, Lake Edward
MRAC_56057 Lac Albert Mahagi Port	MRAC_56064 Lac Albert Kasenyi	MRAC_56069 Lac Albert Mahagi
MRAC_56075 Lac Albert Mahagi	MRAC_56080 Lac Albert pres Djugu	MRAC_56088 Lac Albert pres Djugu
MCZ_98886 Kwidjwi Id., Lake Kivu, Belgian Congo	MRAC_56228 Lac Albert Kassenyi	MRAC_56247 Lac Albert Mahagi Port
MRAC_56376 Lac Albert Mahagi	MRAC_60273 Lac Albert Mahagi Port	MCZ_83463 Lake Albert, Mahagi, Belgian Congo
MRAC_60279 Lac Albert Mahagi Port	MRAC_59265 Lac Albert Mahagi Port	MRAC_59275 Lac Albert sous Djugu
MRAC_59279 Lac Albert sous Djugu	MRAC_59283 Lac Albert sous Djugu	MRAC_59284 Lac Albert sous Djugu
MRAC_59287 Lac Albert sous Djugu	MRAC_56117 Lac Albert pres Djugu	MRAC_56129 Lac Albert Mahagi
MRAC_56134 Lac Albert Kasenyi	MRAC_56139 Lac Albert pres Djugu	MRAC_67456 Lac Albert Mahagi Port
MRAC_67473 Lac Albert Mahagi Port	MRAC_67483 Lac Albert Mahagi Port	MRAC_67493 Lac Albert Mahagi Port
MRAC_764762 Kassenji, Lac Albert	MRAC_133111 Mahagi Port	MRAC_133112 Mahagi Port
MRAC_133113 Mahagi Port	MRAC_133114 Mahagi Port	MRAC_776917 Kassenyi
MRAC_203051 Kasenji	MRAC_214195 Kasenji Lac Albert	MRAC_217501 Mahagi Port
MRAC_217591 Mahagi Port	MRAC_217675 Mahagi Port	MRAC_217769 Mahagi Port
MRAC_217869 Djugu Lac Albert	MRAC_275638 Mahagi	MRAC_275695 Mahagi presqu’ile Tundu
ZMB_104861 bei Congo, Kasenye SW Ulfer Albertsee	ZMB_104864 Kasenje, Albertsee, Congo	ZMB_104915 bei Kasenye, Albertsee, Congo
MRAC_332683 Lac Albert Kasenyi	MRAC_335946 Lac Albert Kasenyi	MRAC_336377 Mahagi, baie du port
MRAC_336642 Lac Albert Kasenyi	MRAC_336677 Lac Albert Kasenyi	BMNH_MP_518 Lake Edward, Kasindi, NW corner of the lake, Belgian Congo
MRAC_483028 Lac Albert Kasenyi	MRAC_558184 Mahagi	ANSP_133784 Lake Edward, Kabare
Kenya
BMNH_MP_449 Lake Rudolph, Sanderson Bay	BMNH_MP_450 Lake Rudolph, Sanderson Bay	UMMZ_110313 Victoria Nyanza, Kavirondo Gulf, Africa
Sudan
USNM_215205 El Dueim, Sudan	USNM_215208 El Dueim, Sudan	USNM_215210 El Dueim, Sudan
Tanzania
ZMB_MP_0408 Bussisi, Victoria Nyanza
Uganda
UMMZ_169784 Lake Albert, Butiaba, Uganda	ANSP_164946 Lake Edward, Butiaba, Africa	ANSP_164947 Lake Edward, Butiaba, Africa
ANSP_164948 Lake Edward, Butiaba, Africa	ANSP_164949 Lake Edward, Butiaba, Africa	ANSP_164950 Lake Edward, Butiaba, Africa
UMMZ_67729 Lake Albert, Butiaba, Uganda, East Africa	UMMZ_67731 Lake Albert, Butiaba, Uganda, East Africa	UMMZ_67732 Lake Albert, Butiaba, Uganda, East Africa
ANSP_348833 Strand of Lake Albert, Butiaba, Uganda 1.48 N, 31.21 E	UMMZ_67734 Lake Albert, Butiaba, Uganda, East Africa	UMMZ_67735 Lake Albert, Butiaba, Uganda, East Africa
ANSP_417885 Lake Albert, strand of Lake Albert, Butiaba, Uganda	MCZ_139751 Panyamur, mouth of Albert Nile, Uganda	MCZ_175083 Lake Albert, Butiaba, Uganda
MCZ_139756 Lake Albert, Bugungu, near Butiaba, Uganda	BMNH_1937-12-30-13107-13116 Albert Nyanza, Ndandamira	MNHN_MP_1408 Albert Nyanza, Butiaba
BMNH_MP_452 Lake Albert, Uganda shore	BMNH_MP_456 Lake Albert, Uganda	BMNH_MP_458 Albert Nyanza, near Butiaba, Uganda
USNM_215134 Lake Albert, Butiaba, Sudan	USNM_215135 Lake Albert, Butiaba, Sudan	USNM_215137 Albert Nyanza, Butiaba
MNHN_MP_1419 Lac Albert, Kaiso	USNM_215138 Albert Nyanza, Uganda	MNHN_MP_1420 Lac Albert, Kaiso
MNHN_MP_1421 Lake Albert, Butiaba, Uganda	USNM_215206 Albert Nyanza, Butiaba, Uganda	USNM_215203 Albert Nyanza, Uganda
USNM_215207 Albert Nyanza, Uganda	USNM_600328 Lake Albert, Butiaba, Uganda	SMF_10390 Albert-See, Brit. Uganda
FMNH_120103 Lake Albert, Butiaba, Uganda, Africa	FMNH_33086 Lake Albert, Butiaba, Uganda, British East Africa	FMNH_70966 Lake Albert, Butiaba, Uganda, British East Africa
USNM_606825 Lake Albert, Butiaba, Uganda	USNM_606831 Lake Albert, Butiaba, Uganda	MRAC_580287 Lac Albert Butiaba
AMNH_146535 Lake Albert, Butiaba, Uganda, Africa	AMNH_141088 Lake Albert, Butiaba, Uganda, Africa	SMF_168157 Albert See, British Uganda
UMMZ_110082 Masinde, lower Nile, between Lake Albert and Lake Victoria	SMF_168282 Albert See, British Uganda	USNM_215202 Albert Nyanza, Uganda
UMMZ_110514 Lake Albert Nyanza, Butiaba, East Africa	UMMZ_110515 Masindi, lower Nile between lakes Albert Nyanza annd Victoria	USNM_215209 L. Albert Nyanza, Butiaba
USNM_215212 Albert Nyanza, Uganda	AMS_MP-002 Lake Albert, Butiaba, Uganda	SBMHN_4952 Lake Albert, Butibaba, Uganda, Africa
unknown
IRSNB_MP_0755 Lac Albert Nyanza	ANSP_133837 Lake Albert	IRSNB_MP_0761 Lac Albert Nyanza
ANSP_133844 Albert Nyanza, Africa	MRAC_56231 Lac Albert	MRAC_56733 Lac Eduard Kishakaen
BMNH_1867-1-9-1 Albert Nyanza	BMNH_78-1-28-79 Albert Nyanza	BMNH_1902-3-26-36 Albert Edward See
BMNH_95-7-19-2 Albert Nyanza	BMNH_1901-8-16-33-34 Albert Nyanza, British Central Africa	BMNH_1937-12-30-13080-13089 Albert Nyanza
BMNH_67-1-9-3 Albert Nyanza	BMNH_MP_453 [no locality available - Africa]	BMNH_1901-8-16-3-11 Victoria Nyanza
MRAC_755759 Lac Albert	MRAC_758868 Lac Albert	MRAC_763967 Lac Albert
MRAC_764772 Lac Albert	MRAC_765621_02 Lac Albert, riv Ludolo	BMNH_MP_506 Victoria Nyanza
MRAC_84481 Ituri: Alok (Lac Albert)	MRAC_84568 Ituri: Alok (Lac Albert)	MRAC_310243 Lac Albert
MRAC_84574 Lac Albert	MRAC_84614 Ituri: Alok (Lac Albert)	BMNH_87-12-6-4-8 Albert Nyanza
ZMB_104862 Albert Edward See, Nordende	ZMB_104863 Albert Nyanza	ZMB_104891A Kissaka, NW Kuste Ngesi (Albert-Edward) See
ZMB_104891B Kissaka, NW Kuste Ngesi (Albert-Edward) See	UMMZ_110479 Lake Albert Nyanza, East Africa	BMNH_MP_018 Brazil [No - Africa]
MRAC_98421 Ishwa, Lac Albert	MRAC_98423 Ishwa, Lac Albert	MRAC_490103 Lac Albert
IRSNB_MP_0181 Albert Nyanza	IRSNB_MP_0182 Albert Nyanza	IRSNB_MP_0183 Albert Nyanza
IRSNB_MP_0184 Albert Nyanza	IRSNB_MP_0185 [Albert Nyanza]	IRSNB_MP_0186 Albert Nyanza
IRSNB_MP_0187 Albert Nyanza
BMNH_1876-1-9-1b Albert Nyanza

Genbank Vouchers

Uganda

UGSB_273 (6931) (COI, 16S, 28S, H3) Uganda: Lake Albert (1.42904 N 30.89265 E)

UGSB_256 (6930) (COI, 16S, 28S, H3) Uganda: Lake Albert (1.44854 N 30.91564 E)

UGSB_5414 (21556) (COI, 16S, 28S, H3) Uganda: Lake Albert (1.81842 N 31.32021 E)

UGSB_256 (6929) (COI, 16S, 28S, H3) Uganda: Lake Albert (1.44854 N 30.91564 E)

UGSB_273 (6932) (COI, 16S, 28S) Uganda: Lake Albert (1.42904 N 30.89265 E)

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