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Encyonema temperei has somewhat wider and more strongly dorsiventral valves and a more gibbous ventral margin where the central striae are about 1/3 the valve width.

Encyonema reimeri has somewhat wider and more strongly dorsiventral valves with acutely rounded apices.

Encyonema kamtschaticum and E. kamtschaticum var. parvum are smaller, with narrower apices and narrower axial and central areas.

Encyonema latum is much wider.

Encyonema nicafei and E. yellowstonianum are less dorsiventral, with flat or weakly convex ventral margins.

LM scalebar = 10 µm

Length Range
31.6-84.8 µm

Width Range
13.6-22.6 µm

Striae in 10 µm
10-12 dorsal at valve center; 11-12 dorsal at valve apices; 8-10 ventral at valve center; 10-14 ventral at valve apices

Encyonema temperei

Krammer 1997

Length Range
39-78 µm

Width Range
19-25 µm

Striae in 10 µm
11-12

Encyonema reimeri

S.A.Spauld., Pool and S.Castro 2010

Length Range
30-89 µm

Width Range
16-26.5 µm

Striae in 10 µm
10

Encyonema kamtschaticum var. parvum

Krammer 1997

Length Range
23.3-55.7 µm

Width Range
7.9-12.7 µm

Striae in 10 µm
11-14 dorsal at valve center; 12-15 dorsal at valve apices; 9-11 ventral at valve center; 12-16 ventral at valve apices

Encyonema latum

Krammer 1997

Length Range
50-84 µm

Width Range
22-27 µm

Striae in 10 µm
6-8

Encyonema nicafei

S.A.Spauld. 2010

Length Range
56-76 µm

Width Range
16.5-19 µm

Striae in 10 µm
9

Encyonema yellowstonianum

Krammer 1997

Length Range
39-75 µm

Width Range
17-23 µm

Striae in 10 µm
10-11

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Encyonema kamtschaticum

Krammer