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Compare Encyonema temperei

Krammer 1997

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The valve margin of E. temperei is distinctly gibbous on the ventral side. In comparision, the ventral side of E. reimeri is expanded and that of E. nicafei and E. latum are linear. The valve terminations of E. reimeri are acute, while those of E. temperei are more rounded.

While there have been a number of reports of E. sinicum from North America, this species has acute apices, a finer striae count (12 in 10 μm) and finer areolae count. The density of areolae within a central, dorsal stria is 7-8 in 5 μm.

LM scalebar = 10 µm
Encyonema temperei LM1 Encyonema temperei LM2 Encyonema temperei LM3 Encyonema temperei LM4 Encyonema temperei LM5 Encyonema temperei LM6
Length Range
39-78 µm
Width Range
19-25 µm
Striae in 10 µm
11-12

Encyonema nicafei

S.A.Spauld. 2010

Encyonema nicafei LM1 Encyonema nicafei LM2 Encyonema nicafei LM3 Encyonema nicafei LM4 Encyonema nicafei LM5 Encyonema nicafei LM6
Length Range
56-76 µm
Width Range
16.5-19 µm
Striae in 10 µm
9

Encyonema reimeri

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

Encyonema reimeri LM1 Encyonema reimeri LM2 Encyonema reimeri LM3 Encyonema reimeri LM4 Encyonema reimeri LM5
Length Range
30-89 µm
Width Range
16-26.5 µm
Striae in 10 µm
10

Encyonema yellowstonianum

Krammer 1997

Encyonema yellowstonianum LM2 Encyonema yellowstonianum LM3 Encyonema yellowstonianum LM1
Length Range
39-75 µm
Width Range
17-23 µm
Striae in 10 µm
10-11

Encyonema latum

Krammer 1997

Encyonema latum LM1 Encyonema latum LM2 Encyonema latum LM3 Encyonema latum LM4 Encyonema latum LM5
Length Range
50-84 µm
Width Range
22-27 µm
Striae in 10 µm
6-8

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Encyonema sinicum

Krammer