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
Tylenchorhynchus
goffarti
Host
Hibiscus
esculentus
(Okra)
in/on Soil
Origin
Oman
Salalah
Collector
via A. Mani
Date Collected
1995 Aug 09
Date Received
1995 Dec 04
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Xiphinema
sp. (juvenile)
Host
Hibiscus
esculentus
(Okra)
in/on Soil
Origin
Oman
Salalah
Collector
via A. Mani
Date Collected
1995 Aug 09
Date Received
1995 Dec 04
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Helicotylenchus
indicus
Host
Chloris
gayana
(Rhodes Grass)
in/on Soil
Origin
Oman
Salalah
Collector
via A. Mani
Date Collected
1995 Aug 09
Date Received
1995 Dec 04
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Tylenchorhynchus
goffarti
Host
Chloris
gayana
(Rhodes Grass)
in/on Soil
Origin
Oman
Salalah
Collector
via A. Mani
Date Collected
1995 Aug 09
Date Received
1995 Dec 04
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Helicotylenchus
indicus
Host
Saccharum
officinarum
(Sugarcane)
in/on Soil
Origin
Oman
Salalah
Collector
via A. Mani
Date Collected
1995 Aug 09
Date Received
1995 Dec 04
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Hoplolaimus
columbus *
Host
Saccharum
officinarum
(Sugarcane)
in/on Soil
Origin
Oman
Salalah
Collector
via A. Mani
Date Collected
1995 Aug 09
Date Received
1995 Dec 04
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Longidorus
sp.
Host
Saccharum
officinarum
(Sugarcane)
in/on Soil
Origin
Oman
Salalah
Collector
via A. Mani
Date Collected
1995 Aug 09
Date Received
1995 Dec 04
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Xiphinema
thornei
Host
Rosa
sp.
(Rose)
in/on Root/Soil
Origin
USA
Colorado
Colorado Springs
Collector
Gerald Thorne
Date Collected
1953 Oct 16
Date Received
1962 (about)
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Hexamermis
arvalis
Host
Hypera
postica
(Weevil (Alfalfa Weevil))
in/on Insect (larva)
Origin
USA
New York
Fishkill
Collector
George O. Poinar, Jr.
Date Collected
1961 Jun
Date Received
1962 Jan 15
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Dolichodorus
silvestris
Host
Pinus
strobus
(Pine)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
West Virginia
Dunmore
Collector
W. H. Gillespie and R. E. Adams
Date Received
1962 Feb 28
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Vials
Nematode
Trichodorus
leachii
Host
Tsuga
canadensis
(Hemlock)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
West Virginia
Hungersville
Collector
R. E. Adams & Eichenmuller
Date Received
1962 Feb 28
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Sphaeronema
whittoni
Host
Liquidambar
styraciflua
(Sweetgum)
in/on Root
Origin
USA
Florida
Bank of Hatchet Creek, 8 miles east of Gainesville
Collector
E. B. Sledge (originally collected by Mr. Gilbert M. Whitton, in 1956)
Date Collected
1959 Mar 31
Date Received
1962 Mar 30
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Vials
Nematode
Hemicycliophora
parvana
Host
Apium
sp.
(Celery)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Florida
Sanford
Collector
A. C. Tarjan
Date Collected
1951 Jun 05
Date Received
1962 Feb 12
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Belonolaimus
maritimus
Host
Uniola
paniculata
(Sea Oats)
in/on Root
Origin
USA
Florida
Grand Beach
Collector
George J. Rau
Date Collected
1958 Dec 16
Date Received
1962 Jun 20
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Vials
Nematode
Belonolaimus
nortoni
Host
Zea
mays
(Corn)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Texas
Rt. 183, 7.8 miles south of Hochheim, De Witt Co.
Collector
D. C. Norton
Date Collected
1959 Apr 23
Date Received
1962 Jun 20
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Vials
Nematode
Cacopaurus
pestis
Host
Juglans
regia
(Walnut)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
California
Santa Clara
Collector
E. F. Serr via G. Thorne
Date Collected
1942 May 18
Date Received
1962 Jun 22
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Gracilacus
anceps
Host
Umbellularia
californica
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
California
Riverside
Collector
D. J. Raski
Date Collected
1959 Jan 06
Date Received
1962 Jun 22
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Gracilacus
elegans
Host
Magnolia
sp.
(Magnolia)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Florida
Winter Haven
Collector
D. J. Raski
Date Collected
1950 Nov 20
Date Received
1962 Jun 22
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Gracilacus
epacris
Host
Juglans
hindsii
(Black Walnut)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
California
Visalia
Collector
M. W. Allen and H. J. Jensen via D. J. Raski
Date Collected
1949 Jun 16
Date Received
1962 Jun 22
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Gracilacus
idalimus
Host
Ericameria
palmeri
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
California
Riverside
Collector
S. D. Van Gundy via D. J. Raski
Date Collected
1958 Nov 12
Date Received
1962 Jun 22
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Gracilacus
intermedius
Host
Cupressus
macrocarpa
(Cypress (Monterey Cypress))
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
California
Salinas
Collector
D. J. Raski
Date Collected
1952 Mar 23
Date Received
1962 Jun 22
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Gracilacus
mirus
Host
Vitis
sp.
(Grapevine)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
California
Livermore
Collector
D. J. Raski
Date Collected
1961 Feb 27
Date Received
1962 Jun 22
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Hypsoperine
graminis
Host
Stenotaphrum
secundatum
(Grass (St. Augustine))
in/on Root
Origin
USA
Florida
Winter Haven (Division of Plant Industry Lab.)
Collector
E. B. Sledge
Date Collected
1962 Jul 27
Date Received
1962
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Vials
Nematode
Trichodorus
similis
Host
(Grass)
in/on Soil (peaty)
Origin
Netherlands
Vinkeveen
Collector
J. W. Seinhorst
Date Collected
1961 Nov
Date Received
1962 Aug
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Criconemoides
brachyurus*
Host
(Patna)
in/on Soil
Origin
Ceylon
Talawakelle
Collector
C. A. Loos
Date Received
1962 Aug 06
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)