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Compare Encyonopsis subminuta

Krammer and E.Reichardt 1997

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Encyonopsis subminuta is distinguished from E. microcephala by being less strongly asymmetrical to the apical axis and lacking a central area.

LM scalebar = 10 µm
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Length Range
10-15 µm
Width Range
3-4 µm
Striae in 10 µm
23-27

Encyonopsis microcephala

(Grunow) Krammer 1997

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Length Range
10-16 µm
Width Range
3-4 µm
Striae in 10 µm
22-24

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