Draft:Teratocyte

A teratocyte is an individual cell released from an extraembryonic membrane subsequent to the hatching of a parasitoid egg. ...

Teratocytes are derived from embryonic serosal membranes of a parasitoid egg and released into the host hemocoel when the egg hatches. Several families of parasitoid wasps are known to utilize teratocytes, including Braconidae, Trichogrammatidae, and Schelionidae.