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Data last updated
Thu 22 January 2026

species Coelatura stuhlmanni (Martens, 1897): specimens

1 available nominal species synonym

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

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

Range

Lakes Edward and Albert, Uganda and DRC.

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

specimens map of Coelatura stuhlmanni

MUSSELp Specimen Records

ZMB_104865
Kiruwe, SW Albert-Edward See

Congo (DRC)

SMF_5012 Albert Edward See b. Vitschumbi	MRAC_216281 Kabare rives du lac Edouard	IRSNB_MP_0769 Lac Edouard Isango, Congo Belge
MRAC_56260 Lac Eduard Kabare	MRAC_55758 Lac Edward, Kabare	MRAC_55758 Lac Edward, Kabare
BMNH_MP_451 Lake Albert [sic] Edward, NW corner, Kasindi, Belgian Congo	MCZ_153897 Lake Edward, Ishango, Belgian Congo	ANSP_133785 Lake Edward, Kabare
ANSP_133785 Lake Edward, Kabare	MCZ_59670 Lake Edward, N shore, Kasindi, Belgian Congo	MCZ_171705 Lake Edward, SW shore, Kamande, Belgian Congo
MCZ_171699 Lake Edward, W shore, Angi (or Hangi), Belgian Congo	ZMB_104867A Vitschumbi	ZMB_104867A Vitschumbi
ZMB_104867B Vitschumbi

Uganda

IRSNB_MP_0845 Albert Lake, British Uganda	IRSNB_MP_0840 Albert Lake, Uganda	SMF_168129 Albert See, British Uganda
SMF_168281 Albert See, British Uganda	UMMZ_110513 Lake Albert Nyanza, Butiaba, East Africa	UMMZ_110513 Lake Albert Nyanza, Butiaba, East Africa
FMNH_21721 Lake Albert, British East Africa	UMMZ_60369 Lake Albert, British Uganda	USNM_339721 Lake Albert, British Uganda, Central Africa
USNM_339721 Lake Albert, British Uganda, Central Africa	USNM_339721 Lake Albert, British Uganda, Central Africa	USNM_339722 Lake Albert, British Uganda, Central Africa
USNM_339722 Lake Albert, British Uganda, Central Africa	UMMZ_110480 Lake Albert, British Uganda, East Africa	UMMZ_110480 Lake Albert, British Uganda, East Africa
UMMZ_110487 Lake Albert, British Uganda, East Africa	UMMZ_67733 Lake Albert, Butiaba, Uganda, East Africa	MCZ_146455 Lake Edward, N shore, Katwe & Kayanja, Uganda

unknown

ZMB_104869 Afrika, Albert See	ZMB_104869 Afrika, Albert See	ZMB_104868 Halbinsel bei Katerenge, SW Albert-Edward See
ZMB_104868 Halbinsel bei Katerenge, SW Albert-Edward See	USNM_334329 L. Albert Nyanza, Africa	MRAC_56269 Lac Albert
IRSNB_MP_0315 Lac Albert Uganda	IRSNB_MP_0758 Lac Albert-Edward	IRSNB_MP_0779 Lac Albert-Edward
IRSNB_MP_0788 Lac Albert-Edward	IRSNB_MP_0838 Lac Albert-Edward	IRSNB_MP_0868 Lac Albert, Congo Belge
IRSNB_MP_0868 Lac Albert, Congo Belge	MRAC_614229 Lac Edouard plage de Berera	MRAC_347369 Lac Edward
MRAC_406735 Lac Edward	MRAC_455943 Lac Edward	MRAC_337629 Lac Edward, Cap de Berera
MRAC_338439 Lac Edward, Cap de Berera	BMNH_1940-8-1-311-317 Lake Edward, east shore	MCZ_59669 Lake Edward, Uganda, Africa
MCZ_59668 Lake Edward, Uganda, Africa	MCZ_171700 Lake Edward, W shore, Kimboho (mouth of Lunyasenge River), Belgian Congo

Genbank Vouchers

Georeferenced Genbank Vouchers

Democratic Republic of the Congo

UGSB_16267 (22110). (16S: MT218229, 28S: MT218095, COI: MT216410, H3: MT183395, go to Genbank) Democratic Republic of the Congo: Lake Edward (0.1634 S 29.52025 E).

UGSB_5597 (21555). (16S: MT218172, 28S: MT218047, COI: MT216357, H3: MT183354, go to Genbank) Democratic Republic of the Congo: Lake Edward (0.18582 S 29.48502 E).

UGSB_0377 (21854). (16S: MT218213, COI: MT216394, H3: MT183380, go to Genbank) Democratic Republic of the Congo: Lake Edward (0.54295 S 29.58684 E).

UGSB_16268 (22111). (16S: MT218230, 28S: MT218096, COI: MT216411, H3: MT183396, go to Genbank) Democratic Republic of the Congo: Semliki River (0.11697 S 29.57148 E).

UGSB_16269 (22112). (16S: MT218231, 28S: MT218097, COI: MT216412, go to Genbank) Democratic Republic of the Congo: Semliki River (0.12527 S 29.56837 E).

Rwanda

UGSB_15558 (21576). (16S: MT218182, 28S: MT218057, COI: MT216365, H3: MT183363, go to Genbank) Rwanda: Lake Burera (1.47307 S 29.76707 E).

Uganda

UGSB_15569 (21588). (16S: MT218192, 28S: MT218061, COI: MT216373, go to Genbank) Uganda: Lake Edward (0.36005 S 29.78055 E).

UGSB_15570 (21589). (16S: MT218193, 28S: MT218062, COI: MT216374, H3: MT183365, go to Genbank) ditto.

UGSB_15877 (21864). (16S: MT218222, 28S: MT218088, COI: MT216403, H3: MT183389, go to Genbank) Uganda: Lake Victoria (0.38809 S 29.75127 E).