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filipodium

n. (context biology English) A hairlike projection, especially in parts of the brain, or as used for locomotion by some amoebas

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Filipodium

Filipodium is a genus of parasitic protozoa in the phylum Apicomplexa. Species in this genus infect marine invertebrates.

This genus was described by Hukui in 1939.