Membranelles (also membranellae) are structures found around the mouth, or cytostome, in ciliate protists. They are typically arranged in series, to form an `adoral zone of membranelles,` or AZM, on the left side of the buccal cavity (peristome). The membranelles are made up of kinetosomes arranged in groups to make up polykinetids. The cilia wh.....
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(from the article `protozoan`) ...cell mouth (cytostome) through which food enters the cell. (Some flagellates also have cytostomes.) In some ciliates, the cilia around the ...
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A minute membrane formed of fused cilia, found in certain ciliate protozoa. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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Short, transverse rows of cilia, fused at their bases, serving to move food particles toward the oral groove of a protozoan.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: mem-bră-nel′ Definitions: 1. A minute membrane formed of fused cilia, found in certain ciliate protozoa.
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A compound structure comprised of many cilia and associated with the mouth of a ciliate. Either present in groups of three (oligohymenophora) or as a band of many more (polyhymenophora).
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