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Pratylenchus goodeyi

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Adenophorea

Order
  
Tylenchida

Scientific name
  
Pratylenchus goodeyi

Phylum
  
Nematoda

Subclass
  
Diplogasteria

Superfamily
  
Tylenchoidea

Rank
  
Species

Similar
  
Pratylenchus coffeae, Radopholus, Radopholus similis, Helicotylenchus, East African Highland

Pratylenchus goodeyi is a plant pathogenic nematode infecting bananas. It is native to the mountainous regions of Africa. There it is considered the second most devastating nematode after R. similis, especially under poor management.

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Pratylenchus goodeyi Wikipedia