Taxon Account

Encyonema perpusillum (A.Cleve) D.G.Mann; 1990; 667

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

Shape
Valves linear-lanceolate with moderately convex dorsal and slightly convex ventral margin; valve ends short protracted, rostrate.

Symmetry
Moderately dorsiventral, isopolar.

Striae
Striae parallel or slightly radiate, dorsal striae in valve centre sometimes more distantly placed.

Axial area
Narrow linear.

Central area
Small rounded or indistinct.

Raphe
Straight, filiform, proximal ends dorsally deflected, distal raphe fissures deflected towards the ventral side.

Literature

References are given in chronological order.

Reference
Citation
Schmidt A. 1874-1959. Atlas der Diatomaceen-Kunde. O.R. Reisland, Leipzig. Morphology; Illustrations
Cleve A. 1895. On recent freshwater diatoms from Lule Lappmark in Sweden. Bihang till Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar. 21, Afd.III, 2: 44 pp.; 1 pl. Morphology; Taxonomy; Illustrations; Description
Round F.E., Crawford R.M., Mann D.G. 1990. The Diatoms. Biology & Morphology of the Genera. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. 747 pp Taxonomy
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; Illustrations
Hermany G., Schwarzbold A., Lobo E.A., Oliveira M.A. 2006. Ecology of the epilithic diatom community in a low-order stream system of the Guaíba hydrographical region: subsidies to the environmental monitoring of southern Brazilian aquatic systems. Acta Limnologica Brasiliensia. 18(1): 9-27. Illustrations; Ecology
Kihara Y., Arita S., Ohtsuka T. 2007. Diatoms of Yakumogahara Moor in the Hira Mountain Range, west-central Japan. Diatom. 23: 83-90. Illustrations
Kapetanović T., Jahn R., Redžić S., Carić M. 2011. Diatoms in a poor fen of Bijambare protected landscape, Bosnia & Herzegovina. Nova Hedwigia. 93(1-2): 125-151. Illustrations
Cantonati M., Lange-Bertalot H., Decet F., Gabrieli J. 2011. Diatoms in very-shallow pools of the site of community importance Danta di Cadore Mires (south-eastern Alps), and the potential contribution of these habitats to diatom biodiversity conservation. Nova Hedwigia. 93(3-4): 475-507. Illustrations
Fontana L., de Campos Bicudo D. 2012. Biodiversidade e distribuição das diatomáceas (Bacillariophyceae) desedimentos superficiais nos reservatórios em cascata do rio Paranapanema, SP/PR, Brasil. Hoehnea. 39(4): 587-614. Illustrations
Bere T., Mangadze T., Mwedzi T. 2014. The application and testing of diatom-based indices of stream water quality in Chinhoyi Town, Zimbabwe. Water SA. 40(3): 503-512. Ecology
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; Illustrations; Ecology
Mašic E. 2020. Patterns of distribution of diatom assemblages in peatlands ecosystem of Vranica Mountain (Bosnia and Herzegovina). Works of the Faculty of Agriculture and Food Sciences, University of Sarajevo. 65(70): 128-142. Ecology
This page should be cited as:

Jüttner I., Ector L., Wetzel C.E. Encyonema perpusillum (A.Cleve) D.G.Mann; 1990; 667. 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=4673. [Accessed:  ].

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