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Flagella are involved in the movement of the organism.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

Flagella are relatively long and can spin or move in a wavelike motion.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2018

Flagella are produced only by the gametes in the primitive Phylum Chytridiomycota.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

Flagella are used for locomotion, while most pili are used to exchange genetic material during a type of reproduction called conjugation.

From Textbooks • Apr. 25, 2013

Flagella short, numerous, ciliform. uniformly distributed over the flat oval body; nuclei small, numerous, uniform.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 4 "Finland" to "Fleury, Andre" by Various