pinacoderm
English
Noun
pinacoderm (plural pinacoderms)
- The outermost layer of cells (pinacocytes) in the phylum Porifera (sponges), equivalent to the epidermis, and characterized as an epithelial layer of flattened cells.
Related terms
- pinacocyte
References
- General Zoology Laboratory Guide, Fourteenth edition, 2005
Anagrams
- incompared, red campion