The symbiosome - a transient organelle in evolution

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This article comments on: Casaes PA, Ferreira dos Santos JM, Silva VC, Rhem MFK, Teixeira Cota MM, de Faria SM, Rando JG, James EK, Gross E. 2024. The radiation of nodulated Chamaecrista species from the rainforest into more diverse habitats has been accompanied by a reduction in growth form and a shift from fixation threads to symbiosomes. Journal of Experimental Botany 75, 3643-3662.