| Division | Chlorophyta |
| Class | Chlorophyceae |
| Order | Sphaeropleales |
| Family | Scenedesmaceae |
| Basionym | Coelastrum pulchrum var. intermedium Bohlin |
| Synonym | Coelastrum intermedium (Bohlin) Korshikov |
Colonies spherical and usually 32-celled, sometimes 8, 16, 64, or 128-celled. Cells spherical and thickened at the poles; the external cells being subspherical and gradually arched. The outstanding projection are also blunt and rounded and not truncate. Interspaces between cells more or less triangular. Cells 13-21 µm in diameter. Colonies up to 108 µm in diameter.
Ecology
Planktonic alga prefers mesotrophic to eutrophic water bodies
Distribution in India
Loktak Lake, Manipur; Belgharia, West Bengal; Athgar, Bolangir and Sambalpur, Orissa; stray-December, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh; Bangalore, Coorg, Karnataka; Azhicode, Kerala; Kancheepuram and Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu.