1985/05/01 by Gregory Gaines, F. J. R. Taylor · 3 citations
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Physics and Astronomy · Earth and Planetary Sciences · #Protist diversity and phylogeny #Micro and Nano Robotics #Marine and coastal ecosystems #Flagellum #Dinoflagellate #Transverse plane #Clockwise #Beat (acoustics) #Physics #Isotropy #Anatomy #Biology #Optics #Paleontology #Ecology
paper · doi:10.1111/j.1550-7408.1985.tb03053.x
openalex publication_date 1985/05/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/06/11
ABSTRACT A reexamination of the dinoflagellate transverse flagellum in relation to swimming in more than 50 species, using a television recording system, has revealed the following new facts: the flagellar beat always proceeds counterclockwise when seen from the cell apex; the cell always rotates in the direction of the flagellar beat, and fluid is propelled in the opposite direction. These observations can be explained by the actions of flagellar mastigonemes not included in previous models. The shape of the flagellar wave is not isotropic. New explanations are offered for other morphological features of the cell as they relate to swimming.