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pseudopodia

Biology; Genetics

Fingerlike extensions from an amoeboid cell; literally "false feet".

reticulopodia

Biology; Genetics

Long thread-like pseudopodia that branch apart and rejoin, forming a fine network.

trichocyst

Biology; Genetics

Organelle in ciliates and dinoflagellates which releases long filamentous proteins when the cell is disturbed. Used as a defense against would-be predators.

undulipodium

Biology; Genetics

Another term for a eukaryotic flagellum.

vacuole

Biology; Genetics

Membrane-bound fluid-filled space within a cell. In most plant cells, there is a single large vacuole filling most of the cell's volume. Some bacterial cells contain gas vacuoles.