Definition of Haptonema

1. Noun. In haptophytes, a peg-like organelle attached near the flagella and unique to the group. May function in attachment, feeding, or avoidance responses. ¹

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Medical Definition of Haptonema

1. Filament extending between the paired flagella of certain unicellular algae (haptophytes). Supported by 6 or 7 microtubules (not in an axoneme like array) and apparently used for capturing prey in a manner analogous to the axopodia of heliozoa. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Haptonema

hapterons
haptic
haptic hallucination
haptic interface
haptic interfaces
haptic sensation
haptical
haptically
hapticity
haptics
hapto-
haptodysphoria
haptoglobin
haptoglobins
haptometer
haptonema (current term)
haptonemata
haptophyte
haptophytes
haptotaxis
haptotropic
haptotropics
haptotropism
hapu
hapu'u
hapuku
hapukus
hapus
haquebut
haquebuts

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