(= Funiculus) (Fla-jell-um; plural: flagella [fla-jell-ah]): the part of the antenna beyond the second segment (pedicel) consisting of 3-11 smaller segments
In protists, a long, whiplike membrane-enclosed organelle used for locomotion or feeding
(plural, flagella)- Whiplike tubular structure attached to a microbial cell responsible for motility
A long locomotory organelle that extends from the surface of certain cells such as most spermatozoa It consists of a 9+2 arrangement of microtubules, nine outer doublets and two inner singlets
Hairlike structure that acts mainly as an organelle of movement in the cells of many living organisms. Characteristic of the protozoan group Mastigophora, flagella also occur on the sex cells of algae, fungi (see fungus), mosses, and slime molds. Flagellar motion causes water currents necessary for respiration and circulation in sponges and cnidarians. Most motile bacteria move by means of flagella. The structures and patterns of movement of flagella in prokaryotes differ from those in eukaryotes. See also cilium