Term Name: acidocalcisome
Synonyms: metachromatic granule, polyphosphate vacuole, volutin granule
Definition: An electron-dense acidic membrane-bounded organelle which contains a matrix of pyrophosphate and polyphosphates with bound calcium and other cations.
Ontology: GO: Cellular Component [GO:0020022]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is part of: cytoplasm
has parts: acidocalcisome lumen acidocalcisome membrane
is a type of: intracellular membrane-bounded organelle