frustule

Noun

Meaning

The siliceous shell of a diatom. It is composed of two valves, one overlapping the other, like a pill box and its cover.

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Some polyps can asexually produce a creeping frustule larval form, which then develops into another polyp. Source: Internet

This form of division results in a size reduction of the daughter cell that received the smaller frustule from the parent and therefore the average cell size of a diatom population decreases, until the cells are about one-third their maximum size. Source: Internet

This is used by each daughter cell as the larger frustule (or epitheca) into which a second, small frustule (or hypotheca) is constructed. Source: Internet

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