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

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

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_59938 Lac Tanganika Rumonge	USNM_605722 Lake Tanganyika, Usumbura, Belgian Congo	USNM_605722 Lake Tanganyika, Usumbura, Belgian Congo
MRAC_58775 Tanganika ... la Ruzizi	MRAC_58776 Tanganika ... Tongwe	MRAC_58773 Tanganika riv Ruzizi

Congo (DRC)

MRAC_589337 Albertville	MRAC_589338 Albertville	MRAC_59870 Albertville
IRSNB_MP_0650 Albertville (Congo Belge)	IRSNB_MP_0654 Albertville (Congo Belge)	IRSNB_MP_0702 Albertville (Congo Belge)
DMNH_172975 Albertville, Africa	ANSP_144643 Albertville, L. Tanganyika, Belg. Congo	IRSNB_MP_0668 Embouchure de la Lukuga [Kalémié, at head of Lukuga]
MNHN_MP_0174 Kibanga	MNHN_MP_0174 Kibanga	MNHN_MP_0212 Kibanga
MNHN_MP_0212 Kibanga	MNHN_MP_0181 Kibanga (Lac Tanganyika)	MNHN_MP_0181 Kibanga (Lac Tanganyika)
MNHN_MP_0185 Kibanga (Lac Tanganyika)	MNHN_MP_0185 Kibanga (Lac Tanganyika)	MNHN_MP_0219 Kibanga (Lac Tanganyika)
MNHN_MP_0219 Kibanga (Lac Tanganyika)	MNHN_MP_0222 Kibanga (Lac Tanganyika)	MNHN_MP_0222 Kibanga (Lac Tanganyika)
MNHN_MP_0236 Kibanga (Lac Tanganyika)	MNHN_MP_0236 Kibanga (Lac Tanganyika)	MNHN_MP_0244 Kibanga (Lac Tanganyika)
MNHN_MP_0244 Kibanga (Lac Tanganyika)	MNHN_MP_0273 Kibanga (Lac Tanganyika)	MNHN_MP_0273 Kibanga (Lac Tanganyika)
MNHN_MP_0312 Kibanga (Lac Tanganyika)	MNHN_MP_0312 Kibanga (Lac Tanganyika)	IRSNB_MP_0477 Kibanga Lac Tanganika
IRSNB_MP_0500 Kibanga Lac Tanganika	IRSNB_MP_0481 Kibanga Tanganika	IRSNB_MP_0481 Kibanga Tanganika
IRSNB_MP_0496 Kibanga Tanganika	MRAC_792121 Lac Tanganika Kalundu	MNHN_MP_0256 Lac Tanganyika
MNHN_MP_0256 Lac Tanganyika	MNHN_MP_1017 Lac Tanganyika	MNHN_MP_1026 Lac Tanganyika
MCZ_142342 Lake Tanganyika, Albertville, Belgian Congo	USNM_341184 Lake Tanganyika, Albertville, Belgian Congo	MCZ_29752 Lake Tanganyika, Belgian Congo
MCZ_102330 Lake Tanganyika, Mpala, Belgian Congo	MCZ_41070 Lake Tanganyika, Tembwe, Belgian Congo	IRSNB_MP_0705 Lukuga [Kalémié, at head of Lukuga]
IRSNB_MP_0715 Lukuga [Kalémié, at head of Lukuga]	IRSNB_MP_0495 M’pala a Tanganika	IRSNB_MP_0489 M’pala Lac Tanganika
IRSNB_MP_0492 M’pala Lac Tanganika	IRSNB_MP_0494 M’pala Lac Tanganika	IRSNB_MP_0476 M’pala Tanganika
IRSNB_MP_0482 M’pala Tanganika	IRSNB_MP_0491 M’pala Tanganika	IRSNB_MP_0498 M’pala Tanganika
MRAC_58739 Moliro	MRAC_58740 Moliro	MRAC_58745 Moliro
IRSNB_MP_0669 Mpala	MRAC_58752 Mpala	MRAC_58753 Mpala
MRAC_58756 Mpala	MRAC_58757 Mpala	MNHN_MP_1014 MPala, Tanganyika
IRSNB_MP_0493 Tanganika .. Tumpa	IRSNB_MP_0528 Tanganika .. Tumpa	IRSNB_MP_0499 Tanganika ... Moliro
IRSNB_MP_0486 Tanganika a M’pala	MRAC_58772 Tanganika entre Moliro et Vua	MRAC_58765 Tanganika... Moliro
MRAC_58766 Tanganika... Moliro	MRAC_58770 Tanganika... Uviro	MRAC_58771 Tanganika... Uviro
MRAC_58771 Tanganika... Uviro	MRAC_58771 Tanganika... Uviro	MRAC_58733 Tembwe
MRAC_58750 Tembwe	ANSP_132188 Toa Bay, 5 m., L. Tanganyika, Shaba Province, 05 40 S; 029 20 E	ANSP_132188 Toa Bay, 5 m., L. Tanganyika, Shaba Province, 05 40 S; 029 20 E
SMF_12272 Westufer des Tanganyika See, bei Albertville

Tanzania

MCZ_156704 Lake Tanganyika, Tanganyika	MRAC_58777 Tanganika ... Kilewa	MRAC_58778 Tanganika ... Kilewa
ZMB_MP_0026 Tanganyika .....bei Karema	ZMB_103152 w. Kasanga, Tansania

unknown

AMS_37 Central Africa	ANSP_132189 Kilwa Bay, L. Tanganyika	ANSP_132297 L. Tanganyika
USNM_250703 L. Tanganyika	USNM_250704 L. Tanganyika	ANSP_133801 L. Tanganyika, Africa
ANSP_133801 L. Tanganyika, Africa	USNM_127190 L. Tanganyika, Africa	USNM_127190 L. Tanganyika, Africa
IRSNB_MP_0670 Lac Tanganika	MRAC_58751 Lac Tanganika	MRAC_58759 Lac Tanganika
AMNH_29222 Lake Tanganyika	AMS_5478 Lake Tanganyika	ANSP_61320 Lake Tanganyika
BMNH_1907-11-11-87-89 Lake Tanganyika	BMNH_1926-10-27-2 Lake Tanganyika	BMNH_80-12-22-13-14 Lake Tanganyika
BMNH_80-3-5-48 Lake Tanganyika	BMNH_80-3-5-48 Lake Tanganyika	BMNH_89-6-23-13-14 Lake Tanganyika
BMNH_MP_273 Lake Tanganyika	IRSNB_MP_0707 Lake Tanganyika	MCZ_260831 Lake Tanganyika
UF_93256 Lake Tanganyika	UMMZ_23170 Lake Tanganyika	USNM_125812 Lake Tanganyika
DMNH_174532 Lake Tanganyika, Africa	FMNH_6544 Lake Tanganyika, Africa	USNM_120895 Lake Tanganyika, Africa
FMNH_21468 Lake Tanganyika, Central Africa	FMNH_21469 Lake Tanganyika, Central 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	ZMB_MP_0032 Ost Afrika
IRSNB_MP_0478 Tanganika	IRSNB_MP_0479 Tanganika	IRSNB_MP_0480 Tanganika
IRSNB_MP_0480 Tanganika	IRSNB_MP_0488 Tanganika	IRSNB_MP_0490 Tanganika
IRSNB_MP_0497 Tanganika	IRSNB_MP_0526 Tanganika	IRSNB_MP_0655 Tanganika
IRSNB_MP_0704 Tanganika	MRAC_58746 Tanganika	IRSNB_MP_0485 Tanganyika
IRSNB_MP_0708 Tanganyika	MNHN_MP_1007 Tanganyika	MNHN_MP_1027 Tanganyika
ZMB_32915 Tanganyika	ZMB_35534 Tanganyika	ZMB_45700 Tanganyika
ZMB_MP_0034 Tanganyika	SMF_12273 Tanganyika See	SMF_12274 Tanganyika See

BMNH_80-3-5-49-53. Lake Tanganyika

Zambia

MCZ_82034 Lake Tanganyika, Niamkolo, Northern Rhodesia	MCZ_82035 Lake Tanganyika, Niamkolo, Northern Rhodesia	MRAC_795321 Zambia: Kasakalabwe
MRAC_795327 Zambia: Kasakalabwe, Mpulungu	MRAC_795306 Zambia: Lac Tanganika Kasaba Bay	MRAC_795310 Zambia: Lac Tanganika Kasakalabwe
MRAC_795320 Zambia: Lac Tanganika Kasakalabwe

Georeferenced Genbank Vouchers

Tanzania

UGSB_17594 (22865). (16S: MT218272, 28S: MT218133, COI: MT216452, H3: MT183427, go to Genbank) Tanzania: Kigoma, Lake Tanganyika (4.7 S 29.6 E).

UGSB_17592 (22863). (16S: MT218270, COI: MT216450, go to Genbank) Tanzania: Lake Tanganyika (4.7 S 29.6 E).

UGSB_17561 (22862). (16S: MT218269, 28S: MT218131, COI: MT216449, H3: MT183425, go to Genbank) Tanzania: Lake Tanganyika (4.96192 S 29.70782 E).

UGSB_17585 (22856). (16S: MT218263, 28S: MT218129, COI: MT216444, H3: MT183423, go to Genbank) Tanzania: Lake Tanganyika (8.601964 S 31.17974 E).

Zambia

UGSB_17586 (22857). (16S: MT218264, COI: MT216445, go to Genbank) Zambia: Lake Tanganyika (8.7488 S 31.17666 E).

UGSB_17587 (22858). (16S: MT218265, COI: MT229889, go to Genbank) ditto.