exopinacocyte
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
exo- + pinacocyte
Noun[edit]
exopinacocyte (plural exopinacocytes)
- A type of cell that forms the external epithelium lining the canals of poriferans
- 2010, Alexander V. Ereskovsky, The Comparative Embryology of Sponges, →ISBN, page xxi:
- The surface part of an exopinacocyte is polygonal in shape and covered with a mucous layer of self-secreted glycocalyx.