A pigment cell derived from the neural crest. Contains melanin-filled pigment granules, which gives a brown to black appearance. [ http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CL_curator ]
Synonyms: melanophore
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Subclass of:
- pigment cell
- neural crest-derived structure
- part of some iris melanophore layer
- part of some integument
- existence starts during or after some pharyngula:prim-5
- develops from some melanoblast
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