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Compare Encyonopsis microcephala

(Grunow) Krammer 1997

This species is distinguished from E. subminuta on the basis of the shape of the valve, the structure of the striae and the relative size of the apices.

LM scalebar = 10 µm
Encyonemopsis Microcephala 004 Encyonemopsis Microcephala 006 Encyonemopsis Microcephala 001 Encyonemopsis Microcephala 002 Encyonemopsis Microcephala 005 Encyonemopsis Microcephala 003 Encyonemopsis Microcephala 007
Length Range
10-16 µm
Width Range
3-4 µm
Striae in 10 µm
22-24

Encyonopsis subminuta

Krammer and E.Reichardt 1997

Encyonemopsis Subminuta 002 Encyonemopsis Subminuta 001 Encyonemopsis Subminuta 003 Encyonemopsis Subminuta 006 Encyonemopsis Subminuta 004
Length Range
10-15 µm
Width Range
3-4 µm
Striae in 10 µm
23-27