haptonema

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noun

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

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Meanings

nounhaptonema (plural haptonemas or haptonemata)

plural haptonemas · plural 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.

Origin

From hapto- + -nema.

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Translations

French haptonème
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APA

haptonema. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/haptonema

MLA

“haptonema.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/haptonema. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “haptonema,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/haptonema.

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