noun, Cell Biology. 1. a network of tubular membranes within the cytoplasm of the cell, occurring either with a smooth surface (smooth endoplasmic reticulum) or studded with ribosomes (rough endoplasmic reticulum) involved in the transport of materials.
The most widely distributed of all sea turtles; found in the Gulf of Alaska and south of the Bering Sea in the northeastern Pacific to Chile in the southeastern Pacific. In the Barents Sea, Newfoundland and Labrador in the North Atlantic; around Argentina and South Africa in the South Atlantic.
Due to the continuing illegal demand for its shining tortoise shell, this honu is almost extinct. Now, only a few dozen hawksbills nest each year in Hawaiâi. Another honu is the leatherback turtle who lives in the deep of the Hawaiian waters. It is the largest sea reptile in the world. Instead of a hard shell, it has a mantle of black rubbery skin. The most popular honu of Hawaiâi is the green sea turtle. MoâÅlelo. In Hawaiâi, legend tells about a green sea turtle, Kauila, who could change herself into a girl to watch over the children playing at Punaluâu Beach on the Big Island.