Experimental breeding reveals mating patterns and F1 phenotypic diversification in the cosmopolitan diatom Cylindrotheca
Hirono Suzuki, Alexandre Détain, Oceane Flet, Tais Ballanger, Anjana Anilkumar, Noemie Corniaux, Joanna Holm, Coline Donat, Matthew C. Posewitz, Chris J. Hulatt
The paper crosses 38 Arctic Cylindrotheca isolates to study mating patterns and F1 phenotypic variation, revealing growth, plastid, and motility differences.
bioRxiv · Jun 14, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology