kiitoksia kiitoksia kiitoksia is a genus of aquatic protist. the taxonomic position of the genus is still uncertain and it has not found a robust location in any subgroup. kiitoksia scientific classification domain: eukaryota kingdom: protozoa subkingdom: sarcomastigota order: flagellata genus: kiitoksian.vørs, 1992 type species kiitoksia ystavavørs 1992 species kiitoksia kaloista kiitoksia parva (schouteden) cavalier-smith kiitoksia ystava vørs 1992 two species are confidently 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. a third species, k. parva was transferred from the genus clautriavia by smith and scoble 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. name "kiitoksia" is a finnish word for "thanks". the phrase "kiitoksia, ystävä" means "thank you, friend", while "kiitoksia kaloista" means "thanks for the fish". the latter name is a reference to the douglas adams novel: so long, and thanks for all the fish.