A cilium which may have a variable array of axonemal microtubules but does not contain molecular motors. [ GOC:kmv http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17009929 GOC:dgh http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22118931 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20144998 GOC:cilia ]
Synonyms: immotile cilium nonmotile cilium
Term information
nonmotile primary cilia
nonmotile primary cilium
immotile primary cilium
sensory cilium