Taxis response is to move towards or away from the stimulus. If the organism moves towards the stimulus the taxis is positive, while if it moves away the taxis is negative. For example, flagellate protozoans of the genus "Euglena" move towards a light source. This reaction or behaviour is called "positive phototaxis", since phototaxis refers to a response to light and the organism is moving towards the stimulus. Many types of taxis have been identified, including: Depending on the type of sensory organs present, a taxis can be classified as a "klinotaxis", where an organism continuously samples the environment to determine
Lamoral von Taxis distinguish him from his nephew Lamoral Claudius Franz von Thurn und Taxis. Lamoral von Taxis Lamoral of Taxis (1557 - 7 July 1624, Brussels) was an official in the Spanish Netherlands. He was the son of the general postmaster Leonard I of Taxis (1522, Mechelen – 1612, Brussels). In 1579 he married Genoveva von Taxis, daughter of the Augsburg postmaster Seraphin II. von Taxis. In 1606 he and his father were appointed imperial officials and on 16 January 1608 Freiherr. On 27 July 1615 he became hereditary general postmaster and on 8 June 1624 - a month before his death