Ditylenchus destructor Thorne, 1945
(Potato Tuber Eelworm)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesDitylenchus destructor (Potato Tuber Eelworm)
GenusDitylenchus (a genus of roundworms)
FamilyANGUINIDAE (a family of roundworms)
SuperfamilySPHAERULARIOIDEA (a superfamily of roundworms)
InfraorderTylenchomorpha (an infraorder of roundworms)
SuborderTYLENCHINA (a suborder of roundworms)
OrderRHABDITIDA (an order of roundworms)
ClassSECERNENTEA (a class of roundworms)
PhylumNEMATODA (roundworms, eelworms or nematodes)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Anon. 2008 Potato rot nematodes (Ditylenchus species) Plant Clinic News Feb 08: 2.

Ditylenchus destructor (Potato Tuber Eelworm) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Ditylenchus destructor (Potato Tuber Eelworm)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 6 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Ditylenchus destructor (Potato Tuber Eelworm)
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