| Japanese cyst nematode | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Nematoda |
| Class: | Secernentea |
| Subclass: | Diplogasteria |
| Order: | Tylenchida |
| Superfamily: | Tylenchoidea |
| Family: | Heteroderidae |
| Subfamily: | Heteroderinae |
| Genus: | Heterodera |
| Species: | H. elachista |
| Binomial name | |
| Heterodera elachista Ohshima, 1974 |
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Heterodera elachista (Japanese cyst nematode, Rice cyst nematode) is a plant pathogenic nematode, which is cited as an invasive species. [1][2]