[1] Prevalent in North and South America, the genus Nacobbus threatens crops such as tomato, potato, quinoa and sugarbeet.

[3] In 1970, Sher classified N. batatiformis and N. serendipiticus under the species Nacobbus aberrans.

N. aberrans and N. dorsalis were concluded to be the only two species of Nacobbus and were differentiated by morphological characteristics.

However, recent studies focused on morphology and host-range suggest that this classification may need to be reevaluated.

Proper classification of the genus is crucial in order to most effectively manage and quarantine them.