exopinacocyte
English
editEtymology
editexo- + pinacocyte
Noun
editexopinacocyte (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.