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
Tylenchus
vesiculosus
Host
Solanum
tuberosum
(Potato)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Michigan
East Lansing, Clinton Co.
Collector
M. Veenstra via N. Knobloch
Date Collected
1967 Oct 16
Date Received
1968 Jul 01
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Isolaimium
californicum
Host
Malus
sp.
(Apple tree)
in/on Root/Soil
Origin
USA
California
Sebastopol
Collector
Gerald Thorne via R. W. Timm
Date Collected
1940 Dec 18
Date Received
1968 Jul 26
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Isolaimium
multipapillatum
Host
(Soil)
in/on Soil (sandy)
Origin
USA
Alabama
Auburn
Collector
B. E. Hopper via R. W. Timm
Date Collected
1956 May
Date Received
1968 Jul 26
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Radopholus
similis
Host
Musa
sp. (AAA Group, Cavendish Subgroup)
(Banana (Dwarf Cavendish))
in/on Root (Corms) & Soil
Origin
Fiji
Koronivia Research Station on the island of Viti Levu about 10 miles north of Suva, near town of Nausori.
Collector
A. L. Taylor
Date Collected
1968 Jan 11 & 17 **
Date Received
1968 Sep 30
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Vials
Nematode
Axonchium
asacculum
Host
Citrus
sinensis
(Orange (Sweet Orange))
in/on Soil
Origin
India
Assam
Sibsagar
Collector
Ajai Kumar (Oil & Natural Gas Comm. of India) via M. R. Siddiqi
Date Collected
1966 Jul 25
Date Received
1968 Oct 07
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Belondira
murtazai
Host
Litchi
chivensis
in/on Soil
Origin
India
Assam
Sibsagar
Collector
Ajai Kumar (Oil & Natural Gas Comm. of India) via M. R. Siddiqi
Date Collected
1966 Jul 25
Date Received
1968 Oct 07
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Dorylaimellus
salvus
Host
Musa
paradisiaca sapientum
(Banana)
in/on Soil
Origin
India
Assam
Sibsagar
Collector
Ajai Kumar (Oil & Natural Gas Comm. of India) via M. R. Siddiqi
Date Collected
1966 Jul 25
Date Received
1968 Oct 07
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Heterodera
betulae
Host
Betula
nigra
(River Birch)
in/on Root/Soil
Origin
USA
Arkansas
Along the South bank of Middle Fork of White River 1.75 miles upstream fdrom Hwy 16 bridge, east of Fayetteville, Washington Co. (Isolated from greenhouse culture on river birch, Raleigh, North Carolina)
Collector
R. D. Riggs via Hedwig H. Triantaphyllou
Date Collected
1967 Jun 26,29 Aug 29 Sep 14,20 Oct 11
Date Received
1968 Nov 14
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Vials
Nematode
Praecocilenchus
rhaphidophorus
Host
Rhynchophorus
bilineatus
(Weevil (Palm weevil))
in/on Insect (adults)
Origin
New Guinea
New Britain, Keravat/Rabaul (Coconut Plantation)
Collector
Geoffrey Bedford via George O. Poinar
Date Collected
1968 Jul 30
Date Received
1968 Nov 18
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Brachydorus
tenuis
Host
Ravenala
madagascariensis
in/on Soil
Origin
Madagascar
piste de Mahasoa, Tamatave (East Coast)
Collector
via G. de Guiran
Date Collected
1963 Jun 11
Date Received
1968 Dec 12
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Meloidogyne
ardenensis
Host
Vinca
minor
in/on Root
Origin
UK (England)
Ranby, Nottinghamshire
Collector
B. A. Cooper via M. Susana N. De A. Santos
Date Collected
1959
Date Received
1968 Dec 19
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Vials
Nematode
Meloidogyne
partityla
Host
Carya
illinoensis
(Pecan orchard)
in/on Root
Origin
USA
Texas
Northeast of the intersection of state route 6 & state route 16 at DeLeon, Comanche Co.
Collector
via James L. Starr
Date Received
1996 May 03
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Roveaphelenchus
jonesi
Host
Aleochara
tristis
(Beetle (Rove beetle))
in/on Insect
Origin
USA
Nebraska
Lincoln
Collector
Calvin M. Jones via W. R. Nickle
Date Collected
1968 Aug 25
Date Received
1968 Dec 24
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Heterotylenchus
autumnalis
Host
Musca
autumnalis (from cow manure)
(Face fly)
in/on Insect
Origin
USA
New York
Ithaca
Collector
Stoffolano via W. R. Nickle
Date Collected
1965 Aug 26, Sep 01 & Oct 01
Date Received
1967 Jan 01
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Longidorus
africanus
Host
Saccharum
officinarum
(Sugarcane)
in/on Root
Origin
Rhodesia (Zimbabwe)
Chirundu
Collector
G. C. Martin via G. Merny
Date Received
1967 Jan 16
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Paratylenchus
aquaticus
Host
Oryza
sativa
(Rice (flooded fields))
in/on Soil
Origin
Ivory Coast
Central region, Sequela
Collector
via G. Merny
Date Received
1967 Jan 16
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Aphelenchoides
aligarhiensis
Host
Citrus
limon
(Lime)
in/on Soil
Origin
India
Uttar Pradesh
Aligarh
Collector
M. R. Siddiqi via Abrar Khan & Dr. Israr
Date Collected
1957 & 1965
Date Received
1967 Mar 02
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Ditylenchus
sp.
Host
Oryza
sativa
(Rice (paddy))
in/on Root/Soil
Origin
India
Uttar Pradesh
4 miles on Pilibhit-Bareilly Rd., Pilibhit
Collector
via Abrar Khan & Dr. Israr
Date Collected
1965 Jun 12
Date Received
1967 Mar 02
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Hirschmanniella
dubia
Host
Oryza
sativa
(Rice (paddy))
in/on Root/Soil
Origin
India
Uttar Pradesh
4 miles on Pilibhit-Bareilly Rd., Pilibhit
Collector
via Abrar Khan & Dr. Israr
Date Collected
1965 Jun 12
Date Received
1967 Mar 02
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Hirschmanniella
exigua
Host
Oryza
sativa
(Rice (paddy))
in/on Root/Soil
Origin
India
Uttar Pradesh
Ghazipur
Collector
M. R. Siddiqi via Abrar Khan & Dr. Israr
Date Received
1967 Mar 02
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Nothotylenchus
allii
Host
Allium
sativum
(Garlic)
in/on Soil
Origin
India
Uttar Pradesh
Faizabad
Collector
M. R. Siddiqi via Abrar Khan & Dr. Israr
Date Received
1967 Mar 02
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Nothotylenchus
cylindricus
Host
Brassica
oleracea
(Cabbage)
in/on Soil
Origin
India
Uttar Pradesh
Janoli village, Ranikhet
Collector
M. R. Siddiqi via Abrar Khan & Dr. Israr
Date Collected
1965 Jun 24
Date Received
1967 Mar 02
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Nothotylenchus
hexaglyphus
Host
Solanum
tuberosum
(Potato)
in/on Soil
Origin
India
Uttar Pradesh
Kainchi village, Ranikhet
Collector
M. R. Siddiqi via Abrar Khan & Dr. Israr
Date Collected
1965 Jun 14
Date Received
1967 Mar 02
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Seinura
propora
Host
Oryza
sativa
(Rice (paddy))
in/on Soil
Origin
India
Uttar Pradesh
Gange Bridge, 22 miles from Hapur
Collector
M. R. Siddiqi via Abrar Khan & Dr. Israr
Date Collected
1965 Jun 15
Date Received
1967 Mar 02
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Bursaphelenchus
corneolus
Host
Dendroctonus
adjunctus
(Bark Beetle)
in/on Insect
Origin
USA
New Mexico
Ruidoso
Collector
via Calvin L. Massey
Date Collected
1962 Jul 28
Date Received
1967 Mar 17
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)