The outer layer of the epidermis. The living cells form single cell layer, the outer surface of which is ornamented with microridges. These outer epidermal cells are not renewed periodically, but are individually replaced when dead. [ http://zfin.org/ZDB-PUB-040726-12 ]
This is just here as a test because I lose it
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Subclass of:
- epidermal superficial stratum
- portion of tissue
- part of some epidermis
- develops from some periderm
- existence starts during or after some pharyngula:prim-5