Mastigonemes are lateral `hairs` found covering the flagella of heterokont and cryptophyte algae. They are approximately 15 nm in diameter, and usually consist of a tubular shaft that itself terminates in smaller `hairs`. It is believed that they assist in locomotion by increasing the surface area of a flagellum. ...
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(from the article `protist`) ...structure, presumably anchoring the flagellum to the organism`s body, is known as the basal body or kinetosome. The membrane of the cilium or ... ...organelle in the direction of the wave. The speed of movement is determined by the length of the flagellum and by the size of, and distance ... [2 related...
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<biology> Lateral projections from eukaryotic flagella. May be stiff and alter the hydrodynamics of flagellar propulsion or flexible and alter the effective diameter of the flagellum (flimmer filaments). ... (05 Jan 1998) ...
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Small hair-like filaments found on the 'hairy' flagellum of the Chromista.
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