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species Nitia acuminata (H. Adams, 1866): specimens
1 available nominal species synonym (2 total synonyms)

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

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

Range

Lake Albert, Africa.

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

species map

Congo (DRC)

SMF_13553 Albert-See bei Mahagi	ZMB_104892 Congo, Kasenye (Kassenje, Albert Nyanza)	ZMB_104893 Congo, Kasenye (Kassenje, Albert Nyanza)
MRAC_217941 Djugu Lac Albert	MRAC_203054 Kassenyi	MRAC_214194 Kassenyi riv Lac Albert
MRAC_336636 Lac Albert Kasenyi	MRAC_483019 Lac Albert Kasenyi	MRAC_56222 Lac Albert Kassenyi
MRAC_55926 Lac Albert Mahagi Port	MRAC_55929 Lac Albert Mahagi Port	MRAC_55956 Lac Albert Mahagi Port
MRAC_56221 Lac Albert Mahagi Port	MRAC_56221 Lac Albert Mahagi Port	MRAC_55936 Lac Albert sous Djugu
MRAC_55942 Lac Albert sous Djugu	MRAC_55948 Lac Albert sous Djugu	MRAC_67523 Lac Albert, Mahagi Port
MCZ_172579 Lake Albert, Kasengyi, Belgian Congo	MRAC_275629 Mahagi	MRAC_275696 Mahagi
MRAC_217371 Mahagi Lac Albert	MRAC_60282 Mahagi Port, Lac Albert	MRAC_67458 Mahagi Port, Lac Albert
MRAC_67503 Mahagi Port, Lac Albert	MRAC_59277 sous Djugu, L. Albert

Sudan

USNM_215197
El Dueim, Sudan

Uganda

USNM_215196 Albert Nyanza, Butiaba, Uganda	USNM_215196 Albert Nyanza, Butiaba, Uganda	SMF_13555 Albert-See, Afrika
MNHN_MP_1037 Kaiso, Lac Albert, Afrique orientale	MNHN_MP_1037 Kaiso, Lac Albert, Afrique orientale	USNM_215195 L. Albert Nyanza, Uganda
USNM_215195 L. Albert Nyanza, Uganda	MRAC_55959 Lac Albert Butiaba	BMNH_MP_476 Lake Albert, at Kibiro
MCZ_123638 Lake Albert, Bugungu, near Butiaba, Uganda	FMNH_120119 Lake Albert, Butiaba, Africa	MCZ_175082 Lake Albert, Butiaba, Uganda
UMMZ_169796 Lake Albert, Butiaba, Uganda	USNM_600321 Lake Albert, Butiaba, Uganda	USNM_600321 Lake Albert, Butiaba, Uganda
USNM_606827 Lake Albert, Butiaba, Uganda	USNM_606827 Lake Albert, Butiaba, Uganda	USNM_606830 Lake Albert, Butiaba, Uganda
USNM_606830 Lake Albert, Butiaba, Uganda	AMNH_119293 Lake Albert, Butiaba, Uganda, Africa	AMNH_141089 Lake Albert, Butiaba, Uganda, Africa
AMNH_146536 Lake Albert, Butiaba, Uganda, Africa	FMNH_33085 Lake Albert, Butiaba, Uganda, British East Africa	UMMZ_67730 Lake Albert, Butiaba, Uganda, East Africa
BMNH_1937-12-30-13118-13122 Lake Albert, Ndandamira	ANSP_164945 Lake Edward, Butiaba, Africa	ANSP_348830 Strand of Lake Albert, Butiaba, Uganda
ANSP_348830 Strand of Lake Albert, Butiaba, Uganda	ANSP_348830 Strand of Lake Albert, Butiaba, Uganda	ANSP_348830 Strand of Lake Albert, Butiaba, Uganda
ANSP_348830 Strand of Lake Albert, Butiaba, Uganda	ANSP_348830 Strand of Lake Albert, Butiaba, Uganda	ANSP_348830 Strand of Lake Albert, Butiaba, Uganda

unknown

BMNH_1867-1-9-4 Albert Nyanza	BMNH_1867-1-9-4B Albert Nyanza	BMNH_1867-1-9-4B Albert Nyanza
BMNH_1901-8-16-1-2-29 Albert Nyanza	BMNH_96-8-6-1 Albert Nyanza	IRSNB_MP_0146 Albert Nyanza
IRSNB_MP_0158 Albert Nyanza	IRSNB_MP_0159 Albert Nyanza	IRSNB_MP_0161 Albert Nyanza
MNHN_MP_1035 Albert Nyanza	MRAC_84570 Alok: Ituri (Lac Albert)	SMF_13554 Angeblich Victoria Nyanza
MRAC_98424 Ishwa, Lac Albert	MRAC_98425 Ishwa, Lac Albert	MRAC_80480 Ituri Alok, Lac Albert
MRAC_490106 Lac Albert	MRAC_56223 Lac Albert	MRAC_59269 Lac Albert
MRAC_748769 Lac Albert	MRAC_757955 Lac Albert	MRAC_763965 Lac Albert
IRSNB_MP_0882 Lac Albert Nyanza	IRSNB_MP_0892 Lac Albert Nyanza	MRAC_765621_01 Lac Albert riv Ludolo
BMNH_MP_475 Lake Albert	ZMB_40419 Viktoria

Georeferenced Genbank Vouchers

Uganda

UGSB_15571 (21590). (16S: MT218194, 28S: MT218063, COI: MT216375, go to Genbank) Uganda: Lake Victoria (0.30371 S 32.28927 E).