part of actin cortical patch GO:0005857 An endocytic patch that consists of an actin-containing structure found at the plasma membrane in cells; formed of networks of branched actin filaments that lie just beneath the plasma membrane and assemble, move, and disassemble rapidly. An example of this is the actin cortical patch found in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. GO:0030479 cellular_component actin patch cortical actin cytoskeleton endocytic patch