Complete Definition of "haptonema"

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Etymology
From hapto- "half" or "touch/fasten" (disputed) + nema "thread"

Noun
en-noun|pl2=haptonemata

  1. In haptophytes, a peg-like organelle attached near the flagellum|flagella and unique to the group. Its function is unknown.

Related terms
Haptophyta
haptophyte

ru:haptonema

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