USDA Nematode Collection was established in June 1960 By A. Morgan Golden. It is currently directed and curated by Dr. Benjamin Waldo with technical support from Steve Rogers. It is one of the largest and most valuable nematode collections in existence with over 49,200 permanent slides and vials, and a total repository of nematode specimens reaching several million. It includes over 1900 type specimens, and the valuable and irreplaceable collections of Cobb-Steiner, Thorne, and others. Nematodes from worldwide and domestic sources are represented in the collection. The Collection and database provide important information for reference purposes and taxonomic research by U.S. and foreign scientists and a permanent repository for type and other specimens. This website provides a portal to search those specimens that have been cataloged to date and provides data on nematode hosts, occurrence, and distribution.
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Nematode
Meloidogyne
arenaria (race 2?) *
Host
Salix
alba cv calva
(Willow)
in/on Root/Soil
Origin
USA
District of Columbia
National Arboretum, Washington, D.C.
Collector
via Frank Santamour
Date Received
1988 Oct 31
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Meloidogyne
arenaria (race 2?)
Host
Oxalis
sp.
(Oxalis)
in/on Root/Soil
Origin
USA
Maryland
BARC-West, Beltsville (greenhouse) (originally from root-knot on oak test contaminant?)
Collector
A. M. Golden
Date Collected
1988 Nov 07
Date Received
1988 Nov 07
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Heterodera
schachtii (cysts & juveniles)
Host
(Grain Field (Intended crop: sugarbeet))
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Idaho
Rupert
Collector
Stukenholtz Lab via Saad Hafez
Date Received
1988 Nov 08
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Helicotylenchus
digonicus
Host
Beta
sp. (?)
(Beet)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Oregon
Nyssa, Malheur Co.
Collector
L. D. Bake of T. A. S. C. O. via Saad Hafez
Date Received
1988 Nov 10
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Merlinius
brevidens
Host
(Grain field)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Idaho
Pocatello, Power Co.
Collector
Simplot Soil Builders via Saad Hafez
Date Received
1988 Nov 10
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Pratylenchus
neglectus (females & 2 males)*
Host
(Grain field)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Idaho
Pocatello, Power Co.
Collector
Simplot Soil Builders via Saad Hafez
Date Received
1988 Nov 10
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Pratylenchus
penetrans
Host
Beta
sp. (?)
(Beet)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Oregon
Nyssa, Malheur Co.
Collector
L. D. Bake of T. A. S. C. O. via Saad Hafez
Date Received
1988 Nov 10
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Xiphinema
sp. (2 juveniles - not retained)
Host
(Grain field)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Idaho
Pocatello, Power Co.
Collector
Simplot Soil Builders via Saad Hafez
Date Received
1988 Nov 10
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Anomyctus
xenurus
Host
Hordeum
vulgare
(Barley)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Idaho
via Parma, ID
Collector
Tetonia R & E Center, Newdale, ID via Saad Hafez
Date Received
1988 Nov 17
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Merlinius
brevidens
Host
Medicago
sativa
(Alfalfa)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Idaho
via Parma, ID
Collector
S. S. B., Winnemucca, NV via Saad Hafez
Date Received
1988 Nov 17
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Pratylenchus
neglectus
Host
Hordeum
vulgare
(Barley)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Idaho
via Parma, ID
Collector
Tetonia R. & E. Center, Newdale, ID via Saad Hafez
Date Received
1988 Nov 17
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Quinisulcius
acutus
Host
Hordeum
vulgare
(Barley)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Idaho
via Parma, ID
Collector
Tetonia R. & E. Center, Newdale, ID via Saad Hafez
Date Received
1988 Nov 17
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Subanguina
sp. (probably)
Host
Avena
sativa
(Oats)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Maine
Collector
via Robin Huettel
Date Received
1988 Nov 28 & 30
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Ditylenchus
exilis
Host
(Soil)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Alaska
Collector
via Saad Hafez
Date Received
1988 Dec 02
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Ditylenchus
sp.
Host
(Soil)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Alaska
Collector
via Saad Hafez
Date Received
1988 Dec 02
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Ditylenchus
valveus
Host
(Soil)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Idaho
Idaho (?)
Collector
via Saad Hafez
Date Received
1988 Dec 02
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Paratrichodorus
minor
Host
(Soil)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Idaho
Idaho (?)
Collector
Jeff Bragg (Snake River Lab) via Saad Hafez
Date Received
1988 Dec 02
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Trichodorus
californicus
Host
(Soil)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Alaska
Collector
via Saad Hafez
Date Received
1988 Dec 02
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Tylenchorhynchus
dubius
Host
(Soil)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Alaska
Collector
via Saad Hafez
Date Received
1988 Dec 02
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Tylenchorhynchus
dubius
Host
(Soil)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Alaska
Collector
via Saad Hafez
Date Received
1988 Dec 02
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Tylenchus
elegans
Host
(Soil)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Alaska
Collector
via Saad Hafez
Date Received
1988 Dec 02
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Hirschmanniella
oryzae
Host
Oryza
sativa
(Rice)
in/on Soil
Origin
Portugal
Collector
via Luis Gerson L. Reis
Date Collected
1988 Sep 24
Date Received
1988 Dec 12
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Nematode
Meloidogyne
sp.
Host
Nicotiana
tabacum
(Tobacco Field)
in/on Soil
Origin
Portugal
Collector
via Luis Gerson L. Reis
Date Collected
1988 Nov 29
Date Received
1988 Dec 12
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Nematode
Pratylenchus
agilis
Host
Zea
mays
(Corn)
in/on Root in agar culture
Origin
USA
Maryland
Culture in Nematology Lab, Beltsville
Collector
via R. Huettel's Lab
Date Received
1988 Dec 12
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Criconemella
xenoplax (few)
Host
Juglans
sp.
(Walnut)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
California
Patterson, CA via Parma, ID
Collector
Neil Phillips Jr. (UNOCAL Chem. Div.) via Saad Hafez
Date Received
1988 Dec 29
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials