What is the scientific name for Melanocyte?

Melanocyte is the skin cell that contains the pigment (in melanin) for skins to tan.





Does anyone know the scientific name for it?

What is the scientific name for Melanocyte?
Melanocyte is the term used in science:


"The Italian zoologist Sangiovanni, (1819) was the first to describe


pigment cells in the squid, but it took another two decades until Henle, (1837) identified the pigment producing cell in the epidermis and further 50 years until the word melanocyte was introduced (Meyerson, 1889)."


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