| Division | Ochrophyta |
| Class | Xanthophyceae |
| Order | Mischococcales |
| Family | Ophiocytiaceae |
| Basionym | Sciadium arbuscula A.Braun & Kützing |
| Synonym | Ophiocytium cochleare var. arbuscula (Braun & Kützing) Playfair |
Cells long cylindrical straight or slightly curved with thick cell wall; cells with truncate or bluntly rounded apices; plastids parietal, 2-4 in numbers. Several cells attached on short to medium cylindrical stipe as a corymbose arrangement. Cells 42-58 μm long and 4-7 μm.
Ecology
Epiphytic on other filamentous algae or vascular plants in ponds and Lakes.