| ALH | Amplitude of lateral head displacement |
| BCF | Beat cross frequency |
| BK | Big potassium channel |
| EV | Electronic volume |
| FITC | Fluorescein isothiocyanate |
| HVCN1 | Voltage-gated H+ channel 1 |
| ISAC | International Society for Advancement of Cytometry |
| LIN | Linearity |
| M540 | Merocyanine 540 |
| PAX | Paxilline |
| PI | Propidium iodide |
| PMOT | Progressive motility |
| PNA | Peanut agglutinin |
| SEM | Standard error of the mean |
| SS | Side scatter |
| STR | Straightness |
| TEA | Tetraethyl ammonium |
| TMOT | Total motility |
| VAP | Average path velocity |
| VCL | Curvilinear velocity |
| VSL | Straight line velocity |