Bursaphelenchus cocophilus

TaxID: 269710

Basic Information

Bursaphelenchus cocophilus

Red Ring Nematode, red ring nematode

The red ring disease of coconuts and African oil palms is caused by the nematode Bursaphelenchus cocophilus. It is also identified in literature with an alternative scientific name Rhadinaphelenchus cocophilus. The common name, red ring nematode, is derived from its distinguishing symptom.

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Taxonomic Information

Eukaryota

Nematoda

Chromadorea

Rhabditida

Aphelenchoididae

Bursaphelenchus

cocophilus

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Photos (0 photos)

No photos available.

Morphological Features

No morphological description available.

Host Plants (2 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

Scientific Name Status
Cocos nucifera Host
Elaeis guineensis Host

Quarantine Status (29 records)

Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.

Country Status Year Added
Antigua and Barbuda Quarantine pests —
Australia Quarantine pests —
Bangladesh Quarantine pests —
Bahrain Quarantine pests 2003
Chile Quarantine pests 2019
China Quarantine pests 2021
Cuba Absent —
Guinea Quarantine pests —
Haiti Quarantine pests —
Indonesia Absent —
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Distribution (22 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

19
Present
3
Absent
0
Unknown/Other
Country Status State
Bahamas Absent —
Belize Present —
Brazil Present
Colombia Present —
Costa Rica Present —
Dominican Republic Absent —
Ecuador Present —
Grenada Present —
Guatemala Present —
French Guiana Present —
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Genomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No genome records available.

Transcriptomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No transcriptome records available.

DNA Barcodes (5 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

Process ID BIN Marker Length Country Date Lat/Lon Sequence
GBNM0181-06 - COI-5P 624 Honduras - -
GBNEM12380-23 - 18S-5P 739 Honduras - -
GBFSE61923-24 - ITS1 212 Unrecoverable - -
GBAAN11573-25 BOLD:AHC2066 COI-5P 1537 Mexico - -
GBAAN11569-25 BOLD:AHC2066 COI-5P 1538 Mexico - -

Literature