Auxosporulation [is] the formation of an auxospore...usually a zygote, produced by diatoms, which expands to near the maximum size of a given species.
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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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