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. 2021 Jun 10;16(6):e0252291. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0252291

Fig 12. Sketch of a swimming eukaryote (spermatozoon of Chaetopterus, Annelida) propelled by a single flagellum.

Fig 12

We distinguish a section of length δs inclined at an angle θ to the direction of motion ex, which we use to determine the local hydrodynamic forces exerting on the flagellum. Drawing by Marcos F. Velho Rodrigues.