flame cell

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Etymology

From its shape: the beating of the flagella on the inner surface of its cup-shaped projection resembles a flickering flame.

Noun

flame cell (plural flame cells)

  1. A specialized excretory cell that composes the protonephridium in nemerteans, rotifers, and some flatworms.

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