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mastigoneme, n. Biol.|ˈmæstɪgəʊˌniːm|
[a. F. mastigonème (G. Deflandre 1934, in Compt. Rend. CXCVIII. 498), f. Gr. µάστιξ, µαστιγο- whip + νῆµα thread.]
A hair-like structure attached to the surface of the flagellum in some unicellular eukaryotes, usually as one of a row. Cf. *flimmer n.2
1935Biol. Abstr. IX. 1150/1 The longitudinal flagellum of the Dinoflagellate, Glenodinium uliginosum, bears a long, slender, terminal filament, the transverse flagellum is provided with a row of mastigonemes. 1947Ann. Rev. Microbiol. I. 8 Hair-like branches (‘flimmer’, ‘mastigonemes’) on one or both sides of flagella have been described. 1965New Scientist 4 Mar. 568/3 The presence of lateral projections or ‘mastigonemes’ on the flagella of Monas. 1978Bio Systems X. 75/1 Mastigonemes are absent from the prymnesiomonads. |