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Pratylenchus goodeyi

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Pratylenchus goodeyi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Nematoda
Class: Secernentea
Order: Tylenchida
Family: Pratylenchidae
Genus: Pratylenchus
Species:
P. goodeyi
Binomial name
Pratylenchus goodeyi
Sher &Allen, 1953

Pratylenchus goodeyi is a plant pathogenic nematode infecting bananas. It is native to the mountainous regions of Africa.[1] There it is considered the second most devastating nematode after R. similis, especially under poor management.

References

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  1. ^ Price, Nigel (2000). "Biogeographical distribution of Radopholus similis and Pratylenchus goodeyi". Acta Horticulturae. 540.
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