microneme

microneme
A small, osmiophilic, cordlike twisted organelle found in the anterior region of many sporozoans; one of the characteristics that helps to define the subphylum Apicomplexa. SYN: sarconeme. [micro- + G. nema, thread]

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mi·cro·neme (mi″kro-nēm) [micro- + Gr. nēma thread] any of the electron-dense, convoluted tubular organelles forming part of the apical complex in apicomplexan protozoa, often associated with or giving rise to rhoptries. Called also sarconeme.

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