Kathablepharis (alternative spelling Katablepharis) 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]