Kiitoksia

Kiitoksia
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Protozoa
Subkingdom:	Sarcomastigota
Family:	Flagellata
Genus:	Kiitoksia; N.Vørs, 1992[1]
Type species
	Kiitoksia ystava; Vørs 1992
Species[2]
	Kiitoksia kaloista ; Kiitoksia parva (Schouteden) Cavalier-Smith; Kiitoksia ystava Vørs 1992;

Kiitoksia is a genus of aquatic protozoa. The taxonomic position of the genus is still uncertain and it has not been placed in any classification below the kingdom of Protista.^[3]

Two species are known in the genus: Kiitoksia ystava and Kiitoksia kaloista. K. ystava was first discovered in Tvärminne in the Gulf of Finland. K. kaloista was discovered in Sombre Lake on Signy Island, near Antarctica.

The Kiitoksia species are single-celled organisms approximately 2-4 micrometres in size and round in shape. The species can be distinguished by their flagella: K. ystava has two flagella, one short and one long, while K. kaloista has one long flagellum.^[3]^[4]

Name

"Kiitoksia" is a Finnish word for "thanks". The phrase "kiitoksia, ystävä" means "thank you, friend", while "kiitoksia kaloista" means "thanks for the fish".

References

↑ Vørs (1992). "Kiitoksia". WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2013-07-11.
↑ Wendy Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org/search/genus/detail/?genus_id=D2ef0dc49355bf656 ; searched on 15 August 2018.
1 2 Vørs, Naja (1992). "Heterotrophic Amoebae, Flagellates and Heliozoa from the Tvärminne Area, Gulf of Finland, in 1988–1990". Ophelia. 36 (1): 1–109. doi:10.1080/00785326.1992.10429930. Retrieved 2013-07-11.
↑ Tong, S.; Vørs, N.; Patterson, D. J. (1997). "Heterotrophic flagellates, centrohelid heliozoa and filose amoebae from marine and freshwater sites in the Antarctic". Polar Biology. 18 (2): 91–106. doi:10.1007/s003000050163.

BENTHIC HETEROTROPHIC FLAGELLATES FROM THE RED SEA LITTORAL (THE GULF OF SUEZ, EGYPT). TIKHONENKOV D. V, Zoologičeskij žurnal, 2009, vol. 88, no11, pp. 1291-1297, INIST:22381706

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[1] Vørs (1992). "Kiitoksia". WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2013-07-11.

[2] Wendy Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org/search/genus/detail/?genus_id=D2ef0dc49355bf656 ; searched on 15 August 2018.

[Ophelia-3] 1 2 Vørs, Naja (1992). "Heterotrophic Amoebae, Flagellates and Heliozoa from the Tvärminne Area, Gulf of Finland, in 1988–1990". Ophelia. 36 (1): 1–109. doi:10.1080/00785326.1992.10429930. Retrieved 2013-07-11.

[4] Tong, S.; Vørs, N.; Patterson, D. J. (1997). "Heterotrophic flagellates, centrohelid heliozoa and filose amoebae from marine and freshwater sites in the Antarctic". Polar Biology. 18 (2): 91–106. doi:10.1007/s003000050163.