Brief communication - Phaeodactylum tricornutum is a bona fide calcifying diatom
George Blundell‐Hunter, Lucie Paoli, Oscar Marsden, Elena Kazamia, Philippe Mozzanega, Aranza Diaz-Ramos, Nanakow Baiden, Emily McGibbon, Ekta Kumari, Ruby Samuels, Jonathan Collard, John Waite, Ian Hu
This paper shows that Phaeodactylum tricornutum, a diatom, has calcifying activity, which is rare in unicellular eukaryotes.
bioRxiv · Oct 14, 2026 · PreprintCell Biology