 "Raphidiophrys" can be distinguished from other heliozoans as being spineless , however this is not true for "Raphidiophrys heterophryoidea" .Members of this genus are covered in tangential siliceous scales of one or many types including long, narrow scale with sharp points, narrow ellipsoidal and broad oval scales .Bipartite scales with, sometimes-branched, septa are characteristic of "Raphidiophrys" .