#Parthenogenetic techniques improve #kelp #genome assembly accuracy.

#Saccharina #mariculture #macroalgae

https://phys.org/news/2025-02-parthenogenetic-techniques-kelp-genome-accuracy.html

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