haptonema

English

Etymology

From ἅπτω (háptō, “touch or fasten”) + νῆμα (nêma, “thread”).

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.

Related terms

• Haptophyta
• haptophyte

Translations

Translations

• French: haptonème (fr) m