haptonema
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From ἅπτω (háptō, “touch or fasten”) + νῆμα (nêma, “thread”).
Noun[edit]
haptonema (plural haptonemas or haptonemata)
- In haptophytes, a peg-like organelle attached near the flagella and unique to the group. May function in attachment, feeding, or avoidance responses.