Pratylenchus coffeae

Pratylenchus coffeae
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
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.

External links

• Pratylenchus coffeae. Nemaplex. University of California, Davis.