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Description: English: Moulting and growth in Thoracica. Moulting occurs in the cuticular zones separating shell plates. A, new cuticle is formed by infolded epidermis in a narrow growth zone between two adjacent shell plates. B, old cuticle is shed only above the growth zone. The broken-off cuticle leaves distinct growth lines on either side of the growth zone. C, the new cuticle expands by outfolding; the growth zone is not distinct during intermoults. D, a new growth zone forms for the next moult; the shell plate can now expand laterally under the cuticle; older growth lines can thereby be included on top of the plate. Constructed from descriptions by Mahmoud (1959, 1960), Bourget & Crisp (1975) and Blomsterberg et al. (2004). Date: 25 February 2021. Source: https://academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/article/193/3/789/6149353. Author: Benny K K Chan, Niklas Dreyer, Andy S Gale, Henrik Glenner, Christine Ewers-Saucedo, Marcos Pérez-Losada, Gregory A Kolbasov, Keith A Crandall, Jens T Høeg.