Term Name: pigment cell
Synonyms: chromatocyte, chromatophore
Definition: A pigment cell is a cell that contains pigment granules.
Ontology: Cell Ontology [CL:0000147]

Relationships
is a type of: stuff accumulating cell
has subtype: cyanophore erythrophore iridophore leucophore melanocyte pigment cell (sensu Nematoda and Protostomia) pigment cell (sensu Vertebrata) visual pigment cell xanthophore cell