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
Fritz von Thurn und Taxis child and second son of Johann von Nepomuk Thurn and Taxis and his wife Maria Julia, born Lobkowicz. His journalistic career began in 1971 with the Bayerischen Rundfunk. There, Thurn und Taxis worked in both television and in radio programs as a sports reporter and commentator and reported on several Olympic Games, football, skiing, and Ice Hockey World Championships events. In honor of his years of reporting on the Ice Hockey World Championships, the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) awarded Thurn und Taxis with an IIHF gold medal. Later, he hosted the sports magazine show "Blickpunkt Sport" on Bayerischen Rundfunk