Sphaerium incomitatum (Kuiper, 1966)

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5. Sphaerium incomitatum (Kuiper, 1966)

Distribution and year: Guma Lagoon, Okavango Delta 2000 ( Appleton et al. 2003); Gadikwe Lagoon, Okavango Delta 2000 ( Appleton et al. 2003); Boro River, Maun [SMWN77035] 1996 ( Appleton & Curtis 2007).

Geographic range: Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

Habitat: Freshwater.

Notes: The species is ubiquitous in Southern Africa ( Appleton & Curtis 2007). The molluscs are capable of tolerating oxygen deficient freshwater bodies (Van Damme 2011), and usually occur at high densities with the congeneric Sphaerium capense (see Appleton & Curtis 2007).

Type locality: McIlwaine Lake outside Harare, Zimbabwe ( Kuiper 1966 b) .

Sources: Appleton et al. (2003: 58–68); Appleton & Curtis (2007: 58); GBIF (2023 b).

Conservation status: Least Concern.