ECDYSIS
ecdysis: translation
Act of molting the integument [McLaughlin, 1980].
In crustaceans, the shedding of the old exoskeleton, or shell [Bliss, 1982].
Moulting; the shedding of the old cuticle [Ingle, 1983].
see Molting [Butler, T.H.].
(Order Isopoda):
Molting of the integument [Kensley and Schotte, 1989].
(Subclass Copepoda):
The process of shedding the exoskeleton during molting [Ferrari and Dahms, in press].