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Kathablepharis (kath-a-bleff-are-is) is a kethablepharid flagellate. This particular form is typical in marine habitats where it has until recently been referred to as Leucocryptos, Leucocryptos a name now regarded as obsolete. With two long thickened flagella inserting subapically, and with a line of refractile extrusomes running along the ventral face of the body. Usually eat protists and detritus. Shape and size of body may vary considerably. Phase contrast.