different between heterokont vs mastigoneme

heterokont

English

Etymology

Ancient Greek ?????? (héteros, other, another, different) + ?????? (kontós, pole) (which is from ?????? (kenté?)).

Noun

heterokont (plural heterokonts)

  1. (biology) Any member of the superphylum Heterokonta, most of which are algae

Adjective

heterokont (not comparable)

  1. (biology) Having flagella of unequal length

Synonyms

  • isokont

Anagrams

  • tenter hook, tenter-hook, tenterhook

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mastigoneme

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?mæst?????ni?m/

Noun

mastigoneme (plural mastigonemes)

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

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