haptonema

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Etymology

From hapto- +‎ -nema.

Noun

haptonema (plural haptonemas or haptonemata)

  1. 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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