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Flagella are organelle that are typically located at the apical end of the cell. Their lengths are equal and they are a slightly shorter or longer than the length of the cell [Massjuk, 1973]. Each flagellum presents a whip-like structure that is 0.2 μm in diameter. The flagella provide the cell with linear mobility through a pulling or pushing action mediated by active bending and a simultaneous rotation around its longitudinal axis. The flagellum that is closest to the stigma is called cis-flagellum, while the more distant one is the trans-flagellum.
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Posudin, Y.I., Massjuk, N.P., Lilitskaya, G.G. (2010). Flagella Apparatus. In: Photomovement of Dunaliella Teod.. Vieweg+Teubner Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-8348-9765-7_11
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