#Balanomorpha is a clade of #barnacles of the higher taxon#Cirripedia.As adults these #crustaceans are #sessile with a calcareous #shell to fully retract, secreted by the pouch-like, modified carapax. M.Zhang et al. (2023) isolated the #mitochondrialgenome of the invasive species Megabalanus coccopoma,thus establishing it as a #scientificmodel.
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The northern #eveningprimrose, #Oenothera #parviflora (#Myrtales), is a #neophyte in #Europe, having been introduced from its original range, eastern #NorthAmerica, since the 17th century. It prefers nutrient-poor, #sandy #soils. S. Greiner & K. Köhl (2014) summarize the current knowledge on Oenothera as a #scientificmodel and #cropplant and discuss optimal #cultivation conditions.

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