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flame cell
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Etymology
From its shape: the beating of the flagella on the inner surface of its cup-shaped projection resembles a flickering flame.
Noun
flame cell (plural flame cells)
- A specialized excretory cell that composes the protonephridium in nemerteans, rotifers, and some flatworms.
See also
- tube cell
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