Parthenogenetic techniques improve kelp genome assembly accuracy Saccharina japonica, one of the most widely cultivated seaweeds globally, is particularly prominent along China's coastline, where it has been farmed in both cold-temperate and subtropical waters. Alt...

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Dinocampus coccinellae is a tiny parthenogenetic wasp. Photographed in #Brighton in mid December 2024. #brightonwildlife

Dinocampus coccinellae is a tiny #parthenogenetic #wasp which burrows inside adult ladybirds. On emerging it spins a cocoon underneath the beetle's dead body.
It is still active in #Brighton in mid December 2024, here photographed by Phil Booker.

#Wildlife #Biodiversity #Nature #brightonwildlife