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.
| Pratylenchus goodeyi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Nematoda |
| Class: | Secernentea |
| Order: | Tylenchida |
| Family: | Pratylenchidae |
| Genus: | Pratylenchus |
| Species: | P. goodeyi
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| Binomial name | |
| Pratylenchus goodeyi Sher &Allen, 1953
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References edit
- ^ Price, Nigel (2000). "Biogeographical distribution of Radopholus similis and Pratylenchus goodeyi". Acta Horticulturae. 540.
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