part of part of in taxon results in acquisition of features of neuromast hair cell cell differentiation hair cell differentiation mechanoreceptor differentiation neuromast development neuromast hair cell differentiation The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires specialized features of a neuromast hair cell. Hair cells are the sensory receptors of the neuromast and are located in a portion of the neuromast called the sensory strip. Each hair cell of the neuromast is morphologically polarized as a result of the relative position of the single kinocilium and the clusters of stereocilia on its apical surface. There are approximately seven hair cells within each neuromast, with each hair cell innervated by afferent and efferent neurons. GO:0048886 Vertebrata <vertebrates>