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This page reports the specimens in the MUSSELpdb and provides a map if geocodes are known. The taxonomic history reports the record of different names and combinations that have been applied to this species (and its synonyms) since 2007.

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species Pseudospatha tanganyicensis (E.A. Smith, 1880): specimens
25 nominal species as synonyms

Taxonomic History (since 2007)

Pseudospatha tanganyicensis — Graf & Cummings (2007), IUCN (2010), Bogan (2010), Graf & Cummings (2011), Zieritz et al. (2013), Ortiz-Sepulveda et al. (2020), Graf & Cummings (2021)

Range: Endemic to Lake Tanganyika in East Africa.

Map of Georeferenced Specimens
species map

Burundi
MRAC_58773 Tanganika riv Ruzizi	MRAC_58775 Tanganika ... la Ruzizi	MRAC_58776 Tanganika ... Tongwe
MRAC_59938 Lac Tanganika Rumonge	USNM_605722 Lake Tanganyika, Usumbura, Belgian Congo
Congo (DRC)
MRAC_58766 Tanganika... Moliro	MRAC_58770 Tanganika... Uviro	MRAC_58771 Tanganika... Uviro
MRAC_58772 Tanganika entre Moliro et Vua	SMF_12272 Westufer des Tanganyika See, bei Albertville	MRAC_589337 Albertville
MRAC_589338 Albertville	ANSP_132188 Toa Bay, 5 m., L. Tanganyika, Shaba Province, 05 40 S; 029 20 E	MRAC_58757 Mpala
MCZ_29752 Lake Tanganyika, Belgian Congo	MCZ_142342 Lake Tanganyika, Albertville, Belgian Congo	MCZ_102330 Lake Tanganyika, Mpala, Belgian Congo
MCZ_41070 Lake Tanganyika, Tembwe, Belgian Congo	MRAC_59870 Albertville	MNHN_MP_0174 Kibanga
MNHN_MP_0185 Kibanga (Lac Tanganyika)	MNHN_MP_0212 Kibanga	MNHN_MP_0236 Kibanga (Lac Tanganyika)
MNHN_MP_0256 Lac Tanganyika	IRSNB_MP_0476 M’pala Tanganika	IRSNB_MP_0477 Kibanga Lac Tanganika
IRSNB_MP_0481 Kibanga Tanganika	MNHN_MP_0181 Kibanga (Lac Tanganyika)	USNM_341184 Lake Tanganyika, Albertville, Belgian Congo
IRSNB_MP_0486 Tanganika a M’pala	IRSNB_MP_0482 M’pala Tanganika	ANSP_144643 Albertville, L. Tanganyika, Belg. Congo
IRSNB_MP_0489 M’pala Lac Tanganika	MNHN_MP_0222 Kibanga (Lac Tanganyika)	IRSNB_MP_0491 M’pala Tanganika
IRSNB_MP_0492 M’pala Lac Tanganika	IRSNB_MP_0493 Tanganika .. Tumpa	IRSNB_MP_0494 M’pala Lac Tanganika
IRSNB_MP_0495 M’pala a Tanganika	IRSNB_MP_0496 Kibanga Tanganika	MNHN_MP_0219 Kibanga (Lac Tanganyika)
IRSNB_MP_0498 M’pala Tanganika	IRSNB_MP_0499 Tanganika ... Moliro	IRSNB_MP_0500 Kibanga Lac Tanganika
MRAC_792121 Lac Tanganika Kalundu	MNHN_MP_0244 Kibanga (Lac Tanganyika)	MNHN_MP_0273 Kibanga (Lac Tanganyika)
IRSNB_MP_0528 Tanganika .. Tumpa	MNHN_MP_0312 Kibanga (Lac Tanganyika)	MNHN_MP_1014 MPala, Tanganyika
IRSNB_MP_0650 Albertville (Congo Belge)	IRSNB_MP_0654 Albertville (Congo Belge)	IRSNB_MP_0668 Embouchure de la Lukuga [Kalémié, at head of Lukuga]
IRSNB_MP_0669 Mpala	MNHN_MP_1017 Lac Tanganyika	MNHN_MP_1026 Lac Tanganyika
IRSNB_MP_0702 Albertville (Congo Belge)	IRSNB_MP_0705 Lukuga [Kalémié, at head of Lukuga]	IRSNB_MP_0715 Lukuga [Kalémié, at head of Lukuga]
DMNH_172975 Albertville, Africa	MRAC_58733 Tembwe	MRAC_58739 Moliro
MRAC_58740 Moliro	MRAC_58745 Moliro	MRAC_58750 Tembwe
MRAC_58752 Mpala	MRAC_58753 Mpala	MRAC_58756 Mpala
MRAC_58765 Tanganika... Moliro
Tanzania
MRAC_58777 Tanganika ... Kilewa	MRAC_58778 Tanganika ... Kilewa	ZMB_103152 w. Kasanga, Tansania
ZMB_MP_0026 Tanganyika .....bei Karema	MCZ_156704 Lake Tanganyika, Tanganyika
Zambia
MCZ_82034 Lake Tanganyika, Niamkolo, Northern Rhodesia	MCZ_82035 Lake Tanganyika, Niamkolo, Northern Rhodesia	MRAC_795306 Zambia: Lac Tanganika Kasaba Bay
MRAC_795310 Zambia: Lac Tanganika Kasakalabwe	MRAC_795320 Zambia: Lac Tanganika Kasakalabwe	MRAC_795321 Zambia: Kasakalabwe
MRAC_795327 Zambia: Kasakalabwe, Mpulungu
unknown
SMF_12274 Tanganyika See	SMF_12273 Tanganyika See	ZMB_45700 Tanganyika
ZMB_MP_0032 Ost Afrika	ZMB_32915 Tanganyika	ZMB_35534 Tanganyika
ZMB_MP_0034 Tanganyika	USNM_120895 Lake Tanganyika, Africa	USNM_125812 Lake Tanganyika
ANSP_132189 Kilwa Bay, L. Tanganyika	USNM_127190 L. Tanganyika, Africa	MCZ_260831 Lake Tanganyika
UF_93256 Lake Tanganyika	USNM_250703 L. Tanganyika	USNM_250704 L. Tanganyika
IRSNB_MP_0478 Tanganika	IRSNB_MP_0479 Tanganika	ANSP_132297 L. Tanganyika
ANSP_133801 L. Tanganyika, Africa	IRSNB_MP_0480 Tanganika	IRSNB_MP_0485 Tanganyika
IRSNB_MP_0488 Tanganika	IRSNB_MP_0490 Tanganika	IRSNB_MP_0497 Tanganika
IRSNB_MP_0526 Tanganika	MNHN_MP_1007 Tanganyika	ANSP_61320 Lake Tanganyika
FMNH_21468 Lake Tanganyika, Central Africa	FMNH_21469 Lake Tanganyika, Central Africa	FMNH_6544 Lake Tanganyika, Africa
UMMZ_108016 Lake Tanganyika, East Africa	UMMZ_108018 Lake Tanganyika, East Africa	UMMZ_108019 Lake Tanganyika, East Africa
UMMZ_108019A Lake Tanganyika, East Africa	UMMZ_111960 Lake Tanganyika, East Africa	AMNH_35358 Lake Tanganyiki
AMNH_29222 Lake Tanganyika	UMMZ_23170 Lake Tanganyika	BMNH_80-3-5-48 Lake Tanganyika
IRSNB_MP_0655 Tanganika	IRSNB_MP_0670 Lac Tanganika	MNHN_MP_1027 Tanganyika
BMNH_MP_273 Lake Tanganyika	BMNH_1926-10-27-2 Lake Tanganyika	BMNH_1907-11-11-87-89 Lake Tanganyika
BMNH_89-6-23-13-14 Lake Tanganyika	BMNH_80-12-22-13-14 Lake Tanganyika	IRSNB_MP_0704 Tanganika
AMS_5478 Lake Tanganyika	AMS_37 Central Africa	IRSNB_MP_0707 Lake Tanganyika
IRSNB_MP_0708 Tanganyika	MRAC_58746 Tanganika	MRAC_58751 Lac Tanganika
DMNH_174532 Lake Tanganyika, Africa	MRAC_58759 Lac Tanganika
BMNH_80-3-5-49-53 Lake Tanganyika

Genbank Vouchers

Tanzania

UGSB_17561 (22862) (COI, 16S, 28S, H3) Tanzania: Lake Tanganyika (4.96192 S 29.70782 E)

UGSB_17594 (22865) (COI, 16S, 28S, H3) Tanzania: Kigoma, Lake Tanganyika (4.7 S 29.6 E)

UGSB_17585 (22856) (COI, 16S, 28S, H3) Tanzania: Lake Tanganyika (8.601964 S 31.17974 E)

UGSB_17592 (22863) (COI, 16S) Tanzania: Lake Tanganyika (4.7 S 29.6 E)

Zambia

UGSB_17587 (22858) (COI, 16S) Zambia: Lake Tanganyika (8.7488 S 31.17666 E)

UGSB_17586 (22857) (COI, 16S) Zambia: Lake Tanganyika (8.7488 S 31.17666 E)

NHMUK_20191057 (COI, 16S, 28S, H3)

NHMUK_20191054 (COI, 16S, 28S, H3)

ZAM15-030 (COI, 16S)

NHMUK_20191055 (COI, 16S)

Page updated: 09:53:33 Mon 17 Feb 2025

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