| Term Name: | oral apparatus |
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| Definition: | Complex basket- or funnel-like structure used by the cell to collect food and channel it to the cytostome; includes specialized sub-structures made up of closely-spaced cilia and underlying basal bodies and fibrillar systems. |
| Ontology: | GO: Cellular Component [GO:0031912] QuickGO AmiGO |