Pratylenchus coffeae

Pratylenchus coffeae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Nematoda
Class: Secernentea
Order: Tylenchida
Family: Pratylenchidae
Genus: Pratylenchus
Species:
P. coffeae
Binomial name
Pratylenchus coffeae
(Zimmermann, 1898) Filipjev & Schuurmans Stekhoven, 1941
Synonyms[1]
  • Tylenchus coffeae Zimmermann, 1898

Pratylenchus coffeae is a plant-pathogenic nematode infecting several hosts including potato, banana, sweet potato, strawberry, Persian violet, peanut and citrus. It has the smallest known genome of any animal.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Pratylenchus coffeae (Zimmermann, 1898) Filipjev & Schuurmans Stekhoven, 1941". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  2. ^ Gregory, T.R. (2005). "Animal Genome Size Database". Retrieved 25 July 2024.


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