axoneme
(ˈæksɒniːm)
[f. axo- + Gr. νῆµα thread.]
One of the threads or strands in the central portion of the contractile stalk of Vorticellidæ.
| 1901 G. N. Calkins Protozoa 179 The strand has three threads which Entz calls spasmoneme, spironeme, and axoneme. |