Term Name: oral apparatus
Synonyms:
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

Relationships
has parts: deep fiber
is a type of: cellular anatomical structure