Loose Leaf For Integrated Principles Of Zoology
Loose Leaf For Integrated Principles Of Zoology
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ISBN: 9781260411140
Author: Cleveland P Hickman Jr. Emeritus, Susan L. Keen, David J Eisenhour Professor PhD, Allan Larson, Helen I'Anson Associate Professor of Biology
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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What is a cuticle?

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To explain: The cuticle.

Introduction: Ecdysozoans are a group of protostome animals that include nematodes, arthropods, and numerous smaller phyla. They have a notable characteristic in which they possess a three-layered cuticle that is molted periodically as the animal grows.

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A tough, non-cellular, outer body layer of protostomes is called the cuticle. It is a non-living external layer secreted by the epidermis of many of the protostomes such as roundworms, annelids, and arthropods. The hardened or stiffened cuticle restricts the growth of the protostomes and in such cases, as the body size increases, the cuticle is molted and the outer layer is shed through the process of ecdysis.

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