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 <I>[[Asexual reproduction]]</I> in which the parent organism completely sheds its <I>[[theca]]</I> (i.e. undergoes <I>[[ecdysis]]</I>) either before or immediately following cell division. Neither daughter cell inherits part of the parent theca. See also <I>[[desmoschisis]]</I>. Refer to Text-Figure 6.
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