swollen elongated multinucleate aseptate vegetative cell swollen elongated multinucleate aseptate vegetative cell with more than four nuclei 2022-11-30T12:15:08Z Multiple nuclear division cycles can cause arrested cells to accumulate up to 32 nuclei. vw A cell morphology phenotype in which a vegetative cell is swollen, elongated, has no septum, and contains more than four nucleus. In a swollen cell, both length and diameter may be greater than normal, although the cell is only considered elongated if the length:diameter ratio is also greater than normal. elongated vegetative cell with more than four nuclei