Some sea grasses also periodically shed their external cell walls to avoid epiphyte cover.

As it grows, the elephant will periodically shed its house in favor of a new, larger one, much like hermit crabs.

However, since it cannot grow, the external sclerotised part of the cuticle is periodically shed in a process called "moulting".

In addition, they possess a hardened exoskeleton that is periodically shed during growth.

The epithallus is periodically shed to avoid organisms growing on top of the alga.

The epithallus is periodically shed, either in sheets or piecemeal.

The scales of the belted cardinalfish have a toothed margin and are shed periodically.

As she grows, she must periodically shed her inelastic skin.

The entire body is covered with a thin, flexible exoskeleton of chitin to which muscles are attached internally and shed periodically.

Mature male lionheads periodically shed patches of their headgrowths.