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Cilium vs Undulipodium - What's the difference?

cilium | undulipodium |

Cilium is a see also of undulipodium.


As nouns the difference between cilium and undulipodium

is that cilium is (cytology) a hairlike organelle projecting from a eukaryotic cell (such as a unicellular organism or one cell of a multicelled organism) these structures serve either for locomotion by moving or as sensors while undulipodium is an intracellular projection of a eukaryotic cell containing a microtubule array, used for locomotion or for propelling fluids.

cilium

English

Noun

(cilia)
  • (cytology) A hairlike organelle projecting from a eukaryotic cell (such as a unicellular organism or one cell of a multicelled organism). These structures serve either for locomotion by moving or as sensors.
  • See also

    * flagellum ----

    undulipodium

    Noun

    (undulipodia)
  • An intracellular projection of a eukaryotic cell containing a microtubule array, used for locomotion or for propelling fluids.
  • See also

    * flagellum * cilium