hemocyte differentiation

The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires the characteristics of a mature hemocyte. Hemocytes are blood cells associated with a hemocoel (the cavity containing most of the major organs of the arthropod body) which are involved in defense and clotting of hemolymph, but not involved in transport of oxygen.

• Code: GO:0042386
• Source: Gene Ontology
• Alternative labels: arthropod blood cell differentiation