Genome

Varroa destructor (honeybee mite) Parasitic mite of domesticated honey bee, Apis mellifera Lineage: Eukaryota[13250]; Metazoa[6159]; Ecdysozoa[2775]; Arthropoda[2596]; Chelicerata[98]; Arachnida[93]; Acari[57]; Parasitiformes[24]; Mesostigmata[8]; Gamasina[8]; Dermanyssoidea[5]; Varroidae[2]; Varroa[2]; Varroa destructor[1]

The mite Varroa destructor, of the mite order Mesostigmata, is a primary parasite of the domesticated honey bee Apis mellifera. It is an obligate parasite of immature and adult bees, and has tightly coevolved with species in the genus Apis. It is a confirmed vector of viral pathogens important for bee health.

Summary Sequence data:  genome assemblies: 2; sequence reads: 1  (See  Genome Assembly and Annotation report) Statistics:  median total length (Mb): 350.37  median protein count: 30202  median GC%: 40.4995 NCBI Annotation Release:  100 Publications (limited to 20 most recent records) Divergent evolutionary trajectories following speciation in two ectoparasitic honey bee mites. Techer MA, et al. Commun Biol 2019 Genomic survey of the ectoparasitic mite Varroa destructor, a major pest of the honey bee Apis mellifera. Cornman SR, et al. BMC Genomics 2010 Oct 25 The complete sequence of the mitochondrial genome of the honeybee ectoparasite mite Varroa destructor (Acari: Mesostigmata). Navajas M, et al. Mol Biol Evol 2002 Dec  Representative (genome information for reference and representative genomes) Reference genome:   Varroa destructor Vdes_3.0 Submitter: Ecology and Evolution Lab, Mikheyev Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Environment: Habitat:Specialized Loc Type Name RefSeq INSDC Size (Mb) GC% Protein rRNA tRNA Other RNA Gene Pseudogene MT NC_004454.2 - 0.02 20.0 13 2 22 - 37 - Un - . - 368.8 40.9 30,189 - 345 5,430 12,829 102 Chromosomes