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
Belonolaimus
longicaudatus
Host
Zea
mays
(Corn)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Florida
Sanford
Collector
W. Lautz
Date Collected
1957 May 21
Date Received
1957
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Vials
Nematode
Helicotylenchus
digonicus
Host
Poa
pratensis
(Bluegrass (Kentucky Bluegrass))
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Wisconsin
Hill Farm, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Collector
V.G. Perry
Date Collected
1957 May 14
Date Received
1957?
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Helicotylenchus
pumilus
Host
Poa
pratensis
(Bluegrass (Kentucky Bluegrass))
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Wisconsin
Campus, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Collector
V.G. Perry
Date Collected
1957 May 16
Date Received
1957?
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Helicotylenchus
platyurus
Host
Fragaria
sp.
(Strawberry)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Wisconsin
Kenosha
Collector
V.G. Perry
Date Collected
1957 May 24
Date Received
1957?
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Aphelenchoides
parietinus
Host
Xanthoria
parietina
(Lichen)
in/on Lichen
Origin
UK (England)
Crowthorne, Berks
Collector
Mary T. Franklin
Date Collected
1954 Oct
Date Received
1956 Jan
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Pratylenchus
subpenetrans
Host
(Pasture Grasses)
in/on Root
Origin
USA
Maryland
Upper Marlboro, Prince Georges Co.
Collector
D. F. Taylor & W. R. Jenkins
Date Collected
1956 Aug 26
Date Received
1961 Jun 15
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Dolichodorus
similis
Host
Sparganium
greenei
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
California
Watsonville
Collector
A. Morgan Golden
Date Collected
1956 Jul
Date Received
1956 Jul
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Vials
Nematode
Peltamigratus*
christiei
Host
Cynodon
dactylon
(Bermudagrass**)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Florida
Sarasota
Collector
A. J. Overman via J. R. Christie
Date Collected
1954 Oct
Date Received
1955
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Vials
Nematode
Peltamigratus*
christiei
Host
Euphorbiaceae
(Spotted spurge weed**)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Florida
Sarasota
Collector
A. J. Overman via J. R. Christie
Date Collected
1954 Oct
Date Received
1955
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Vials
Nematode
Rotylenchus*
christiei
Host
Cynodon
dactylon
(Bermudagrass**)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Florida
Sarasota
Collector
A. J. Overman via J. R. Christie
Date Collected
1954 Oct
Date Received
1955
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Vials
Nematode
Rotylenchus*
christiei
Host
Euphorbiaceae
(Spotted spurge weed**)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Florida
Sarasota
Collector
A. J. Overman via J. R. Christie
Date Collected
1954 Oct
Date Received
1955
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Vials
Nematode
Neoaplectana
dutkyi (DD-136)
Host
Carpocapsa
pomonella
(Codling Moth)
in/on Insect (body cavity of larvae)
Origin
USA
Virginia
Stevens City
Collector
Brought in by Dr. Dutky to Dr. Steiner
Date Received
1954 Oct 19
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Nacobbus
batatiformis
Host
Beta
saccharifera
(Sugar Beet)
in/on Root
Origin
USA
Nebraska
Field near Mitchell
Collector
M. L. Schuster & G. Thorne
Date Collected
1949
Date Received
1953 Mar 27
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Meloidogyne
brevicauda
Host
Camellia
sinensis
(Tea (mature))
in/on Root
Origin
Ceylon
Diyanila Kel (elevation approx. 6500') Nuwara Eliya
Collector
C.A. Loos, G. Thorne
Date Collected
1952 Jan 03
Date Received
1952 Jan 03
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Heterodera
leptonepia
Host
Solanum
tuberosum
(Potato)
in/on Root/Soil
Origin
Peru
Calao (In ship's stores)
Collector
C. H. Catridge
Date Collected
1952 Apr 26
Date Received
1952 May 06
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Rotylenchus
buxophilus
Host
Buxus
sempervirens var. suffruticosa
(English boxwood)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Maryland
Deale
Collector
A. M. Golden and W. F. Jeffers
Date Collected
1952 Oct 22
Date Received
1952 Oct 22
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Vials
Nematode
Pratylenchus
minyus
Host
(Unknown)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
California
Alhambra Valley, Contra Costa Co.
Collector
Gerald Thorne
Date Received
1951 Aug 12
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Meloidogyne
arenaria thamesi
Host
Boehmeria
utilis
(Ramie)
in/on Root
Origin
USA
Florida
Canal Point (may have been introduced from Mexico)
Collector
W. H. Thames
Date Collected
1949 Mar 01
Date Received
1949 Mar 01
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Vials
Nematode
Meloidogyne
incognita
Host
Saccharum
officinarum
(Sugarcane)
in/on Root
Origin
Indonesia
Buitenzorg (& Cheribon), Java
Collector
J. van der Vecht
Date Received
1949 ?
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Nematode
Meloidogyne
javanica
Host
Saccharum
officinarum
(Sugarcane)
in/on Root
Origin
Indonesia
Buitenzorg (& Cheribon), Java
Collector
J. van der Vecht
Date Received
1949 ?
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Meloidogyne
arenaria thamesi
Host
Boehmeria
utilis
(Ramie)
in/on Root
Origin
USA
Florida
Canal Point (may have been introduced in Mexico)
Collector
W. H. Thames
Date Collected
1949 Mar 01
Date Received
1949 Mar 01
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Vials
Nematode
Meloidogyne
incognita
Host
Daucus
carota
(Carrot (Type host: Man))
in/on Root
Origin
USA
Texas
El Paso
Collector
B. G. Chitwood
Date Received
1948?
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Vials
Nematode
Neodiplogaster
tropica
Host
Theobroma
cacao
(Cocoa)
in/on Rinds
Origin
Nicaragua
Collector
Irwin Smith via N. A. Cobb
Date Received
1923 Nov 06
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Meloidogyne
hapla
Host
Solanum
tuberosum
(Potato (var. Green Mountain))
in/on Root
Origin
USA
New York
Bridgehampton, Long Island
Collector
F. J. Spruyt
Date Collected
1948 Jan
Date Received
1948 Jan
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Vials
Nematode
Meloidogyne
incognita acrita
Host
Gossypium
barbadense
(Sea Island Cotton)
in/on Root
Origin
USA
Georgia
Tifton
Collector
J. H. Machmer
Date Collected
1948 Dec 14
Date Received
1948 Dec 14
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Vials