Polyedriopsis is a genus of green algae in the order Sphaeropleales. , it contained a single species, Polyedriopsis spinulosa. It is found worldwide in freshwater habitats as phytoplankton, but is rare.
Polyedriopsis spinulosa consists of solitary or sometimes clustered cells, 12âÂÂ25 üm in diameter. They are four- or five-sided with concave sides; the corners are rounded off and bear a tuft of 3-10 thin tapering spines, 25âÂÂ50 üm long. Cells are uninuclate (with one nucleus and contain a single parietal chloroplast with one pyrenoid.
Polyedriopsis spinulosa reproduces asexually via the formation of zoospores, of which 4 to 8 are produced per cell. Zoospores are ovate, with two flagella and a stigma.