elongated cell elongated cell during stationary phase FYPO:0003160 midori Note that this term is classified as a type of abnormal cell shape, because wild-type cells are never seen with the proportions (length:diameter ratio) observed in elongated cells. Small cells, in contrast, have the same proportions as a subset of wild-type cells, and simply do not grow to the full length seen in wild type. long cell during stationary phase 2014-02-26T17:30:37Z A cell morphology phenotype in which a cell is elongated, i.e. has a greater length and length:diameter ratio than normal, when the cell is in a culture in stationary phase.