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The 18 pages that link to Cuticle, each with the reason it gives.

• MoltingRelated: The cuticle is the structure replaced in many molts, but not every cuticle is shed.

• Compound eyeRelated: The transparent cuticle forms the corneal lens over each ommatidium.

• Book lungRelated: Book lungs develop as internal invaginations of the arachnid body covering.

• EcdysozoaRelated: Ecdysozoan cuticles are shed and replaced as the animal grows.

• NematodeRelated: Nematodes shed this protective outer layer as they grow.

• Insect growth regulatorRelated: Cuticle formation is disrupted by regulators that block chitin production or deposition.

• NematodaRelated: Nematodes rely on a collagen-rich cuticle for protection and body support.

• GizzardRelated: In many insects, a tough cuticular lining protects the gizzard from abrasive food.

• WoodlouseRelated: The woodlouse cuticle offers protection but does not prevent water loss completely.

• HallucigeniaRelated: Hallucigenia’s spines and body covering are interpreted as parts of its external cuticle.

• OnychophoraRelated: Their thin, flexible cuticle limits water loss poorly and must be shed as they grow.

• NematomorphaRelated: A cuticle covers the nematomorph body and is shed during development.

• GastrotrichRelated: The cuticle forms the gastrotrich body surface and may bear scales or spines.