part of ends during starts during skin death cell neuromast mantle cell CL:0000851 2009-07-20T02:07:36Z A non-sensory cell type surrounding the neuromast support cells and neuromast hair cells, separating the neuromast from the epidermis, and secreting cupula in which the ciliary bundles of all the hair cells are embedded. eriksegerdell xenopus_anatomy XAO:0003258 NF stage 33 and 34