auxosporulation

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English

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek αὐξάνειν (auxánein, to grow) + σπορά (sporá, seed, a sowing).

Noun

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auxosporulation (countable and uncountable, plural auxosporulations)

  1. The formation of an auxospore by gametic fusion or autogamy
    • 2001, Eugene Stoermer, John Smol, The Diatoms: Applications for the Environmental and Earth Sciences:
      Auxosporulation [is] the formation of an auxospore...usually a zygote, produced by diatoms, which expands to near the maximum size of a given species.
    • 2002, Hans Du Buf, Micha Bayer, Automatic Diatom Identification:
      Small diatoms can become larger through one of two processes: auxosporulation or vegetative cell enlargement. The principal means of restoring size is auxosporulation, which is usually associated with sexual reproduction.
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