ACutFIG 1: Structure and composition of adult cuticle.

ACutFIG 1: Structure and composition of adult cuticle.

A. The cuticle is the cylindrical outer covering of the animal, lying over the hypodermis (hyp, yellow), seam cells and body muscles (green).
B. Organization of the five layers of the adult cuticle. (Based on Blaxter and Robertson, 1998.)

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