The local group symbiotic star population and its tenuous link with type Ia supernovae Marco Laversveiler, Denise R. Gonçalves, Helio J. Rocha-Pinto and Jaroslav Merc A&A, 698 (2025) A155 Published online: 11 June 2025 DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202451548