Detailed Record for Varroa destructor

Common Name: Ectoparasitic mite

Taxonomy: Phylum Arthropoda / Sub Phylum Chelicerata / Class Arachnida / Sub Class Acari / Super Order Parasitiformes / Order Mesostigmata / Family Varroidae / Genus Varroa

C-value (pg): 0.58

Method: Flow Cytometry

Cell Type: Brain

Standard Species: Drosophila virilis = 0.34pg

References:
Cornman, S.R., M.C. Schatz, J.S. Johnston, Y.-P. Chen, J. Pettis, G. Hunt, L. Bourgeois, C. Elsik, D. Anderson, C.M. Grozinger, and J.D. Evans (2010). Genomic survey of the ectoparasitic mite Varroa destructor, a major pest of the honey bee Apis mellifera. BMC Genomics 11: 602.

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