haptonema
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.