| Varroa jacobsoni | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Mesostigmata |
| Family: | Varroidae |
| Genus: | Varroa |
| Species: | V. jacobsoni
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| Binomial name | |
| Varroa jacobsoni | |
Varroa jacobsoni is a species of mite that parasitises Apis cerana (Asian honey bees). The more damaging Varroa destructor was previously included under the name V. jacobsoni, but the two species can be separated on the basis of the DNA sequence of the cytochrome oxidase I gene in the mitochondrial DNA.[3]
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- ^ Oudemans, A. C. (1904). "Acarologische Aanteekeningen XII". Entomologische Berichten. 1 (18): 160–164.
- ^ Maria J. Navajas (2010). "Tracking the colonisation history of the invasive species Varroa destructor". In Maurice Sabelis; Jan Bruin (eds.). Trends in Acarology. Proceedings of the 12th International Congress. Springer. pp. 375–378. doi:10.1007/978-90-481-9837-5_61. ISBN 978-90-481-9836-8.