mastigoneme

English

Etymology

By surface analysis, mastigo- +‎ -neme.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌmæstɪˈɡəʊniːm/

Noun

mastigoneme (plural mastigonemes)

  1. One of the lateral "hairs" found covering the flagella of heterokont and cryptophyte algae, believed to assist in locomotion.
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