細胞は主に四角錐型。鞭毛は等長で4本。鞭毛にダイヤモンド型の鱗片のみを持つ。4系統の微小管性鞭毛根を含む回転対称の鞭毛装置を持つ。目名になっているクロロデンドロン属(Chlorodendron Senn in Engler and Prantl, 1900)はテトラセルミス属のシノニムとして扱われている。
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