mastigoneme

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/ˌmæstɪˈɡəʊniːm/

noun

One of the lateral "hairs" found covering the flagella of heterokont and cryptophyte algae, believed to assist in locomotion.

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Meanings

nounmastigoneme (plural mastigonemes)

plural mastigonemes

  1. One of the lateral "hairs" found covering the flagella of heterokont and cryptophyte algae, believed to assist in locomotion.

Origin

By surface analysis, mastigo- + -neme.

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APA

mastigoneme. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mastigoneme

MLA

“mastigoneme.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mastigoneme. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mastigoneme,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mastigoneme.

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