FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term mastigoneme ID (Ontology) GO:0097741 (Gene Ontology)
Definition A hair-like structure covering the flagella found in some algae (heterokonts and cryptophytes). It is approximately 15 nm in diameter, and usually consist of a tubular shaft that itself terminates in smaller hairs. It is composed of glycoproteins and, likely, carbohydrates. Mastigonemes may assist in locomotion by increasing the surface area of a flagellum.[ PubMed:943397 ]
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cilium
 |__motile cilium______________
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 |__supramolecular complex_____|
                               mastigoneme
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