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
Helicotylenchus
lobus
Host
Pinus
ponderosa
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
California
Mt. San Jacinto
Collector
S. A. Sher
Date Collected
1963 Jun 05
Date Received
1966 Feb 10
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Helicotylenchus
lobus
Host
Veratum
californicum
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
California
Mt. San Jacinto
Collector
S. A. Sher
Date Collected
1963 Jun 05
Date Received
1966 Feb 10
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Helicotylenchus
longicaudatus
Host
(Tree & Grass)
in/on Soil
Origin
Nigeria
Alagbon Village, Oyo Province
Collector
F. E. Caveness via S. A. Sher
Date Collected
1960 Jun 28
Date Received
1966 Feb 10
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Helicotylenchus
martini
Host
Camellia
sp.
in/on Soil
Origin
Southern Rhodesia (Zimbabwe)
Chipinga
Collector
G. C. Martin via S. A. Sher
Date Collected
1958 Feb 14
Date Received
1966 Feb 10
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Helicotylenchus
microcephalus
Host
Elaeis
quineensis
(Palm (Oil Palm))
in/on Soil
Origin
Nigeria
Benin Province
Collector
F. E. Caveness via S. A. Sher
Date Collected
1960 Jun 30
Date Received
1966 Feb 10
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Helicotylenchus
minzi
Host
Citrus
sp.
(Citrus)
in/on Soil
Origin
Israel
Kabri
Collector
G. Minz via S. A. Sher
Date Collected
1962 Nov 23
Date Received
1966 Feb 10
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Helicotylenchus
nigeriensis
Host
(Bush (General Bush))
in/on Soil
Origin
Nigeria
29 miles south of Ondo, Western Nigeria
Collector
F. E. Caveness via S. A. Sher
Date Collected
1960 Dec 29
Date Received
1966 Feb 10
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Helicotylenchus
rotundicauda
Host
Cynodon
dactylon
(Bermudagrass)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
California
Fairmount Park, Riverside
Collector
S. A. Sher
Date Collected
1958 Dec 27
Date Received
1966 Feb 10
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Seinura
tenuicaudata
Host
in/on Culture from manure pile
Origin
USA
Illinois
Urbana
Collector
H. C. Hechler
Date Received
1966 Apr 27
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Criconemoides
calvus
Host
Polypodiaceae
in/on Soil
Origin
Brazil
Nova Teutonia
Collector
F. Plaumann
Date Collected
1961 Jun
Date Received
1966 May 12
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Isolaimium
africanum
Host
Eucalyptus
saligna
in/on Soil
Origin
South Africa
near Sabie, Transvaal
Collector
via Juan Heyns
Date Collected
1964 Jun
Date Received
1966 May 23
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Isolaimium
africanum
Host
Pinus
patula
in/on Soil
Origin
South Africa
near Sabie, Transvaal
Collector
via Juan Heyns
Date Collected
1964 Jun
Date Received
1966 May 23
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Paralongidorus
capensis
Host
Mesembryanthemum
sp.
(Ghoenas)
in/on Root
Origin
South Africa
Mossel Bay, Cape Province
Collector
Juan Heims via Juan Heyns
Date Collected
1965 Oct 07
Date Received
1966 May 23
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Xiphinema
variabile
Host
Citrus
sp.
(Grassland next to Citrus Orchard)
in/on Soil
Origin
South Africa
near L. Trichardt, Transvaal
Collector
Louis Trichardt via Juan Heyns
Date Collected
1963 Jul
Date Received
1966 May 23
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Tylenchorhynchus
microdorus
Host
Avena
sativa
(Oats)
in/on Soil (arable)
Origin
Belgium
Zaffelare near Gent
Collector
via E. Geraert
Date Collected
1961 Mar 23
Date Received
1966 Jun 27
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Criconemoides
crotaloides
Host
Abies
sp.
(Fir)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Utah
Mt. Majestic, 10,300 ft., Salt Lake City
Collector
G. Thorne
Date Collected
1923 Sep 17
Date Received
1966 Aug 29
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Criconemoides
macrodorus
Host
(Leaf mold)
in/on Leaf mold
Origin
USA
Virginia
Woods at dike S. of Alexandria
Collector
A. L. Taylor
Date Collected
1933 Aug
Date Received
1966 Aug 29
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Macroposthonia
raskiensis
Collector
via A. DeGrisse (Belgium)
Date Received
1966 Aug 11
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Macroposthonia
rotundicauda
Collector
via A. DeGrisse (Belgium)
Date Received
1966 Aug 11
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Tylenchorhynchus
mamillatus
Host
Solanum
tuberosum (suspected)
(Unknown (Potato suspected))
in/on Soil (sandy)
Origin
Spain
Haza de la Ville., Conil., Cadiz.
Collector
Antonio Tobar Jimenez
Date Received
1966 Oct 12
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Ghierina
sp.
Host
Solanum
tuberosum (suspected)
(Unknown (Potato suspected))
in/on Soil (sandy)
Origin
Spain
Haza de la Ville., Conil., Cadiz.
Collector
Antonio Tobar Jimenez
Date Received
1966 Oct 12
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Heterodera
thornei
Host
Montia
perfoliata
(Lettuce (Miners Lettuce))
in/on Root/Soil
Origin
USA
California
near Santa Clara
Collector
D. J. Raski
Date Collected
1949 Apr 04 & 1950 Feb 03
Date Received
1966 Oct 14
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Vials
Nematode
Criconemoides
grassator
Host
Liriodendron
tulipifera
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
West Virginia
Collector
R. E. Adams & N. A. Lapp
Date Received
1966 Nov?
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Hoplolaimus
concaudajuvencus
Host
Poaceae
(Grass (golf green))
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Florida
Pensacola
Collector
N. A. Minton
Date Received
1960 Nov 07
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Vials
Nematode
Anguina
guizotiae
Host
Guizotia
abyssinica - compositae
(Nigerwood)
in/on Seed
Origin
Ethiopia
Debre Zeit
Collector
Mr. Danachew via L. C. Knorr (Univ. of Florida)
Date Collected
1966 Oct
Date Received
1966 Dec 20
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Vials