English
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Etymology
From hapto- "half" or "touch/fasten" (disputed) + nema "thread"
Noun
en-noun|pl2=haptonemata
- 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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