Haptonema Definition
noun
In haptophytes, a peg-like organelle attached near the flagella and unique to the group. May function in attachment, feeding, or avoidance responses.
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Noun
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haptonemaPlural:
haptonemas, haptonemataOrigin of Haptonema
From ἅπτω (hapto, “touch or fasten”) + νῆμα (nema, “thread”)
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