Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology: Complete Work - Best Text

264Maggenti and Gardnercuticle, cuticula n. [L. dim. cutis, skin] The noncellular externallayer of the body wall of various invertebrates.cuticular a. [L. dim. cutis, skin] Of or pertaining to the cuticle.cuticular colors (ARTHRO: Insecta) Pertaining to the black andbrown colors usually resulting from the color of the cuticle,along with other pigments occurring in the epidermal cellsor internal tissues.cuticularization n. [L. dim. cutis, skin] To form into cuticle.cuticular layering Structural strata within the cuticle of invertebrates.cuticular ornamentation A mark or sculpture of any type onthe cuticle of an animal.cuticular pores Minute pores opening at the surface of the cuticle.cuticular sheath see scolopalecuticulin n. [L. cuticula, skin] (ARTHRO: Insecta) A compoundmaterial of uncertain chemical nature that forms the epicuticle.cuticulin layer 1. (ARTHRO: Chelicerata) In mites, the epiostracum.2. (ARTHRO: Insecta) Layer extending over thesurface of the body and over cuticular projections such asbristles and scales as well as epidermal invaginations.cuttle bone (MOLL: Cephalopoda) The internal calcified shellremnant of cuttlefish.Cuvierian organs (ECHINOD: Holothuroidea) A few, or a tuft oflong blind tubules extending from the base of the respiratorytrees to the anus; ejected as sticky filaments to entanglepossible predators; sometimes called 'cotton spinners'.cyaneous a. [Gr. kyaneos, dark-blue] Dark blue.cyanescent a. [Gr. kyaneos, dark-blue; L. escens, become]Having a deep bluish tinge or shading; cerulean.cyanoblast n. [Gr. kyaneos, dark-blue; blastos, bud] The immaturestage of a cyanocyte (hemocyte) that containspolyribosomes, cisternae often filled with dense granularmaterial, small Golgi apparatus and mitochondria; reported