Pisidium pirothi Jickeli, 1881

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Pisidium pirothi Jickeli, 1881

Fig. 3G

Pisidium pirothi: Jickeli 1881: 340 . (Type locality: “ Harasa zwischen Atbara und Bassalam ”, Sudan) Taxonomic remarks: This species is known to be widely distributed in Africa. However, a large variability in shell characteristics is evident in this taxon, as in many of the other African species of the genus ( Albrecht et al. 2010). Thus a comprehensive phylogenetic and taxonomic treatment of African Sphaeriidae is overdue.

Habitat description: The species was sampled from the Kangambili R. in the vicinity of Mambasa town at a depth of 0.2 m. The substrate comprised mainly clay and detritus. Collecting site: 22.

IUCN Red List Category: Least Concern ( Appleton et al. 2009 a).