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Description:

Kiitoksia kaloista Tong et al., 1997. Small spherical gliding cells with a near spherical body measuring 2- 4 microns in diameter. Two flagella insert about a third of the way up the cell and are directed backwards during gliding. One flagellum is about twice the cell length. The other is about half the cell length or shorter. The short flagellum is difficult to see using light microscopy and could possibly be overlooked. Gliding is smooth, with the cell and long flagellum applied to the substratum. Cells sometimes waggle slightly from side to side.