| Division | Chlorophyta |
| Class | Chlorophyceae |
| Order | Scenedesmaceae |
| Family | Desmidiaceae |
Colonies more or less spherical, composed of 8, 16, 32 (64) cells with small triangular intercellular spaces and smaller than the cell diameter. Colonies 25-95 μm in diameter. Cells spherical to ovoid, enclosed by delicate gelatinous sheaths; cells 10-29 μm in diameter. cells without any processes on outer side and interconnecting processes to adjacent surrounding cells.
Ecology
Occurs as phytoplankton in freshwater in Lakes and Ponds.
Distribution in India
Assam (Carter, 1926); Loktak Lake, Manipur (Bruhl and Biswas, 1926); Rain pool, Borivali, Bombay (Dixit, 1937); Museum Pond, Madras (Philipose, 1940) Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu; Ponds and tanks, Barrackpore (West Bengal), Narasingpalli, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh; Bihar, Orissa, Andhra, Madras, Mysore and Kerala.