epidermal cell (sensu Arthropoda)
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CL_0000463
An epidermal cell that secretes chitinous cuticle from its apical side. [ FlyBase:ds ISBN:ISBN:978-0801481253 ]
Term info
While insect epidermis is generally columnar/cuboidal, there are certainly well studied cases where it is not (e.g.- Rhodnius prolixus when starved). So it would be safer to add this as a differentium for particular species where this is known. -DSJ.
Term relations
- neurecto-epithelial cell
- epidermal cell
- develops from some epidermoblast
- only in taxon some Arthropoda