Glossary

flagellate

Of, relating to, or possessing a flagellum or flagellae.

Related terms

costiasis
Disease of freshwater fishes caused by species of parasitic flagellate protozoa from the genus Ichthyobodo and more accurately referred to as ichthyobodiosis. It attacks the gills, fins and skin with symptoms including an increase body mucus secretion giving rise to the vernacular term 'skin slime disease'. Can be treated using proprietary products but frequently fatal otherwise.
flagellae
Plural of flagellum.
flagellum
Slender, thread or whip-like appendage. Used as an organ of locomotion by some unicellular organisms.
Hexamita
Genus of parasitic flagellates, some species of which inhabit the intestines of fishes. May cause head and lateral line erosion.
protozoan
Any member of a diverse group of unicellular eukaryotic organisms including amoebas, ciliates, flagellates, and sporozoans. Also spelled protozoon.
zooxanthella
Any member of the yellow-green algae genus Symbiodinium, comprising unicellular, flagellate protozoa that exist within the cells of other protozoa and some invertebrates, especially corals. They thus form an endosymbiosis in which they can provide up to 90% of the host's energy requirements.