Eukaryotic cell division involves both nuclear division and cytoplasmic division. Cytoplasmic division, or cytokinesis, occurs differently in plant and animal cells. In animal cells, cytokinesis involves the formation of a contractile ring that pinches the cell in two by forming a cleavage furrow after nuclear division. In plant cells, cytokinesis involves the formation of a cell plate from a disk-shaped structure that grows out and partitions the cytoplasm, eventually forming two new cell walls.