Candidatus Phytoplasma palmicola is a phytoplasma first detected in Mozambique in 2007. A symptomology similar to coconut lethal yellowing disease (LYD) was found. This same disease was then found in Côte dâÂÂIvoire. It was discovered by Harrison et al., 2014 to be due to a species nova which they named Candidatus Phytoplasma palmicola and assigned to novel Candidatus Phytoplasma subgroup .
Geographic range includes Mozambique and Côte dâÂÂIvoire.
Hosts include Cocos nucifera.