| Division | Euglenophyta |
| Class | Euglenophyceae |
| Order | Euglenales |
| Family | Euglenaceae |
Cell elongate, pear shaped measures 34-38 µm long and 13.5- 15.5 µm broad. Cells asymmetrical with a straight or slightly oblique tail; anterior end slightly narrowed and rounded with the periplast an apical notch; pellicle with ribs running to the left; paramylum two, disc-shaped and parietal; chromatophores small, discoid; pyrenoids usually absent