Unio caffer Krauss, 1848
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Unio caffer Krauss, 1848 |
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12. Unio caffer Krauss, 1848 View in CoL
Distribution and year: “Nosob–Hygap watercourse” (Nossob River), Bokspits N/A ( Connolly 1939); Limpopo River at Zanzibar Crossing, Tuli Block 1982 ( GBIF 2023 b).
Geographic range: Botswana, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, SouthAfrica, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
Habitat: Freshwater.
Notes: The species is endemic to Southern Africa ( Brown 1967). Fish species parasitized by larvae of U. caffer are currently facing threats, hence qualifying U. caffer as an indicator of freshwater ecosystem health ( Sonamzi et al. 2019).
Type locality: KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa ( Krauss 1848) .
Sources: Connolly (1939: 605); van Bruggen (1966 a: 110); Graf & Cummings (2023); GBIF (2023 b).
Conservation status: Least Concern.
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