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Guide to Encyonopsis montana

Bahls 2013

Encyonopsis Montana Guide
Credit: Loren Bahls
  1. Valves large
  2. Valves rhombic-lanceolate
  3. Apices rostrate
  4. Striae strongly radiate near apices

Valves are rhombic-lanceolate and large, up to 75 µm long and 8.8 µm wide. Apices are rostrate. Striae are strongly radiate near the apices. No stigma is present.