MYONEMES, in Infusoria and some Flagellates, the differentiated threads of ectosarc, which are contractile and doubly refractive, performing the function of muscular fibres in the Metazoa.
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MYONEMES, in Infusoria and some Flagellates, the differentiated threads of ectosarc, which are contractile and doubly refractive, performing the function of muscular fibres in the Metazoa.