†family Ellipsophysaceae Hoffmann 1994 (green algae)
Chuariophyceae - Chuariales - Ellipsophysaceae
Parent taxon: Chuariales according to H. J. Hoffmann 1994
Sister taxon: Chuariaceae
Subtaxa: Ellipsophysa
Type: Ellipsophysa
Ecology: stationary epifaunal "photoautotroph"
Distribution: found only at Huaibei Section. ~1220 m ( of China)