| Division | Euglenophyta |
| Class | Euglenophyceae |
| Order | Euglenales |
| Family | Euglenaceae |
| Synonym | Trachelomonas planctonica var. australica (Playfair) Skvortzo |
Lorica subspherical to spherical with rounded ends; 9–12 µm long and 7–10 µm broad. Apical pore with wide depressed collar measure 1.5–3 µm diameter; membrane smooth and yellowish brown in colour.