Bursaphelenchus Gerberae
__NOTOC__ ''Bursaphelenchus'' is a genus of nematodes (roundworms) in the order (biology), order Aphelenchida. Most are obligate mycophages, but some feed on wood, with two species, the Bursaphelenchus cocophilus, red ring nematode (''B. cocophilus'') and the Bursaphelenchus xylophilus, pine wood nematode (''B. xylophilus''), economically significant as pest (organism), pests of Coconut, coconut palms and of pine, pine trees, respectively. Given that ''Bursaphelenchus'' species are usually hard to distinguish from one another except by trained nematology, nematologists with access to microscopes or DNA sequence analysis, the entire genus is put under quarantine in some countries. Where this is not the case however, these nematodes are becoming established as model organisms for nematode developmental biology, ecology and genetics. As of 2009, there are about 70 to 90 species in the genus. New taxa are described frequently. Ecology ''Bursaphelenchus'' contains a single described h ...
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Bursaphelenchus Xylophilus
''Bursaphelenchus xylophilus'', commonly known as pine wood nematode or pine wilt nematode (PWN), is a species of nematode that infects trees in the ''Pinus'' genus of coniferous trees and causes the disease pine wilt.''Bursaphelenchus xylophilus''.
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