Non-photosynthetic Plastid Replacement by a Primary Plastid in the Making
Yong Heng Phua, Dewi Langlet, Bruno M. Humbel, Arno Hagenbeek, Vasyl Vaskivskyi, Kevin C. Wakeman, Filip Husník
The paper studies a dinoflagellate's tripartite symbiosis, showing a cyanobacterium in transition to an organelle, replacing the host's non-photosynthetic plastid.
bioRxiv · Oct 7, 2025 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology