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This page indicates that mature diatoms begin to shrink as they age due to "vegetative cell division". http://www.sciencebythesea.org/SciencebytheSea.org/TAS-2014_Log/Entries/2014/7/10_Can_Diatoms_Iron-Out_Their_Differences_2.html What kind of cell division is "vegetative cell division"?