Katablepharis

Katablepharis (alternative spelling Kathablepharis ) is a genus of single-celled eukaryotes comprising five to six species. They are heterotrophic and live in both freshwater and seawater. They have two flagella and a feeding apparatus consisting of a mouth and two arrays of microtubules (one inside the other).

Etymology
It derives its name from the Greek words κατά (kata) (downwards) and βλεφαρίς (blepharis) (eyelash).

Species
This is a partial list.


 * K. japonica Okamoto & Inouye 2005
 * K. obesa Barlow & Kugrens 2002
 * K. tenuis Barlow & Kugrens 2002
 * K. hyalurus Skuja 1939
 * K. notonectoides Skuja 1948
 * K. oblonga Skuja 1939
 * K. ovalis Skuja 1948
 * K. phoenikoston Skuja 1939
 * K. remigera (Vørs 1992) Clay & Kugrens 1999 [Leucocryptos remigera Vørs 1992 ]