Encyonopsis subminuta Krammer & Reichardt; 1997; 96

Key references

Krammer K. 1997. Die cymbelloiden Diatomeen. Eine Monographie der weltweit bekannten Taxa. Teil 2. Encyonema part., Encyonopsis and Cymbellopsis. Bibliotheca Diatomologica, Vol. 37, J. Cramer, Berlin. 469 pp

Morphology

Size
15-17 µm long, 3.5-4.0 µm wide (UK population), 10-25 µm long, 3.5-4.5 µm wide (Krammer 1997).

Shape
Valves lanceolate, convex dorsal and ventral margins taper gradually towards the small subcapitate to capitate poles.

Symmetry
Isopolar, symmetrical or very slightly dorsiventral.

Striae
Parallel or slightly radiate, 25-27 in 10 µm (UK population), 24-25 in 10 µm (Krammer 1997).

Axial area
Narrow, linear.

Central area
Small, indistinct.

Raphe
Filiform, positioned in the centre of the valve.

SEM morphology
Proximal raphe fissures slightly dorsally curved, distal raphe fissures slightly ventrally deflected.

Literature

References are given in chronological order.

Reference	Citation
Krammer K. 1997. Die cymbelloiden Diatomeen. Eine Monographie der weltweit bekannten Taxa. Teil 2. Encyonema part., Encyonopsis and Cymbellopsis. Bibliotheca Diatomologica, Vol. 37, J. Cramer, Berlin. 469 pp	Morphology; Taxonomy; Description; Type Illustration;
Cejudo-Figueiras C., Álvarez-Blanco I., Bécares E., Blanco S. 2010. Epiphytic diatoms and water quality in shallow lakes: the neutral substrate hypothesis revisited. Marine and Freshwater Research. 61: 1457-1467.	Ecology
Bahls L.L. 2013. Northwest Diatoms. Encyonopsis from western North America: 31 species from Alberta, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, South Dakota, and Washington, including 17 species described as new. Vol. 5. Loren L. Bahls, Helena.	Morphology; Ecology; Illustrations
Lange-Bertalot H., Hofmann G., Werum M., Cantonati M. 2017. Freshwater Benthic Diatoms of Central Europe: Over 800 Common Species Used in Ecological Assessment. Cantonati M., Kelly M.G., Lange-Bertalot H. (eds.), Koeltz Botanical Books, Schmitten-Oberreifenberg, Germany. 942 pp	Morphology; Ecology; Illustrations
Rivera S.F., Vasselon V., Jacquet S., Bouchez A., Ariztegui D., Rimet F. 2018. Metabarcoding of lake benthic diatoms: from structure assemblages to ecological assessment. Hydrobiologia. 807(1): 37-51.	Ecology

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Kelly M., Bryan Kennedy, Jüttner I., Jones V. Encyonopsis subminuta Krammer & Reichardt; 1997; 96. In: Jüttner I., Carter C., Cox E.J., Ector L., Jones V., Kelly M.G., Kennedy B., Mann D.G., Turner J. A., Van de Vijver B., Wetzel C.E., Williams D.M.. Freshwater Diatom Flora of Britain and Ireland. Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum Wales. Available online at https://naturalhistory.museumwales.ac.uk/diatoms/browsespecies.php?-recid=2388. [Accessed: ].

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