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Diatom Image Database

Welcome to the Diatom Image Database! The Periphyton Group at Florida International University created and maintains the Diatom Image Database, which includes over 980 diatom taxa found in the greater Everglades region of south Florida. Please send questions or comments about the Diatom Image Database to Franco Tobias .

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Map of south Florida Loxahatchee (LOX) WCA 2A WCA 3A Biscayne Bay Shark River Slough (SRS) Taylor Slough (TS) Florida Bay Everglades National Park (ENP) Everglades National Park (ENP)

Encyonema cf. evergladianum

Encyonema cf. evergladianum


Authority:
Krammer
Year:
1997
Description:
Valve features are similar to Encyonema evergladianum, except for its length (it is longer than the nominate E. evergladianum, >30µm); valve is weakly dorsi-ventral, with a slight convexity to the dorsal margin and even less so to the ventral margin, and has slightly protracted ends; axial area is narrow and leads to a very small, round central area; raphe is filiform, straight; striae are parallel or slightly radiate in the centre of the valve, becoming slightly more radiate closer to the ends; striae count is ~19 in 10µm
Projects:
  • Dosing Project
  • Transect Project


    • Sample localities:
  • Water Conservation Areas (WCAs)