molting cycle, collagen and cuticulin-based cuticle
molting cycle, collagen and cuticulin-based cuticle
The periodic shedding of part or all of a collagen and cuticulin-based cuticle, which is then replaced by a new collagen and cuticulin-based cuticle. An example of this is found in the Nematode worm, Caenorhabditis elegans.