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The cuticle of nematodes plays an important role in their physiology. It can be a simple or a complex structure, which varies from one genus to another and may differ in juveniles and adults of the same species. It is basically a three-layered structure and usually consists of cortical, median and basal layers (figure 2.1). This three-layered pattern occurs in the juvenile stages of most nematodes but in the adult cuticle modifications often occur (figures 1.3 and 2.2).4,5,6,23
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© 1976 D. L. Lee and H. J. Atkinson
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Lee, D.L., Atkinson, H.J. (1976). Cuticle, Moulting and Growth. In: Physiology of Nematodes. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-02667-8_2
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