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
Eucephalobus
teres
Host
Narcissus
pseudonarcissus
(Daffodil (King Alfred))
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Oregon
Brookings
Collector
via G. Thorne
Date Collected
1936 Feb 27
Date Received
1936 Feb 27
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Tylenchorhynchus
claytoni
Host
Nicotiana
tabacum
(Tobacco)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
South Carolina
Florence
Collector
E. E. Clayton
Date Received
1936 Jul 07
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Anguina
spermophaga
Host
Saccharum
spontaneum
(Wild sugar cane)
in/on Seed
Origin
Turkestan
Turkestan thru Arlington Farm, Virginia USA
Collector
E. Artschwager & Sartoris
Date Received
1936 Oct 13
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Vials
Nematode
Neoaplectana
chreisma
Host
Heliothis
obsoleta
(Earworm)
in/on Insect (larva)
Origin
USA
Virginia
Arlington
Collector
G. Steiner
Date Received
1935 Jan 09
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Neoaplectana
glaseri
Host
Popillia
japonica
(Japanese Beetle)
in/on Insect (body cavity)
Origin
USA
New Jersey
Moorestown
Collector
R. W. Glaser (Princeton, New Jersey )
Date Received
1935 Apr 16
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Scutellonema
blaberum
Host
Dioscorea
sp.
(Yam)
in/on Soil
Origin
Nigeria
Port Harcourt
Collector
N. R. Hunt (PQ #10576)
Date Received
1935 Apr 24
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Cephalobus
cubaensis
Host
Solanum
tuberosum
(Irish Potato)
in/on Tuber
Origin
Cuba
via New Orleans (#11,688)
Collector
via N. R. Hunt
Date Received
1935 May 06
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Axonchium
thornei
Host
Balsamorrhiza
sagitata
(Arrowleaf)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Utah
Cache Co., Wellsville Divide
Collector
Gerald Thorne
Date Collected
1935 May 22
Date Received
1935 May 22
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Panagrellus
redivivus
Host
Quercus
coccinea
(Scarlet Oak)
in/on Heartwood culture
Origin
USA
Virginia
Mt. Jackson
Collector
R. W. Davidson via G. Steiner
Date Received
1935 Oct 10
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Aphelenchoides
hunti
Host
Lilium
tigrinum
(Tiger Lily)
in/on Bulbs (diseased)
Origin
Japan
Collector
N. R. Hunt via Bellingham #185
Date Received
1934
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Vials
Nematode
Placodira
lobata
Host
Covillea
tridentata
(Larrea)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Arizona
Littlefield
Collector
Gerald Thorne
Date Collected
1934 Mar 15
Date Received
1934 Mar 15
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Neoaplectana
chreisma
Host
Heliothis
armigera
(Earworm (Corn Earworm))
in/on Insect (body cavity of pupa)
Origin
USA
New Jersey
Moorestown
Collector
Larrimer
Date Received
1934 Nov 27
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Scutellonema
brachyurum
Host
Lycoris
radiata
(Red Spiderlily)
in/on Root
Origin
USA
North Carolina
Hamlet, Castle Hayne
Collector
O. L. Cloud
Date Collected
1932 Nov 12, 1933 Jan
Date Received
1933 Jan 16
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Criconema
inaequale
Host
(Leaf mold)
in/on Leaf mold
Origin
USA
Virginia
Alexandria
Collector
A. L. Taylor
Date Collected
1933 Aug 31
Date Received
1933?
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Criconema
fimbriatum
Host
(Leaf Mold)
in/on Leaf mold
Origin
USA
Virginia
Alexandria
Collector
A. L. Taylor
Date Collected
1933 Aug 31
Date Received
1933?
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Tylocephalus
bacillivorus
Host
(Leaf Mold)
in/on Leaf mold
Origin
USA
Virginia
Clarendon
Collector
Charles Drechsler & Louise Crossman
Date Received
1933 Sep 18
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Xiphinema
chambersi
Host
Pinus
sp.
(Pine Woods)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Virginia
Arlington Farm
Collector
Gerald Thorne
Date Collected
1932 Apr 08
Date Received
1932 Apr 08
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Tetylenchus
joctus
Host
(Grass, Weeds)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Alaska
Wrangell
Collector
Jocelyn Tyler
Date Collected
1932 Aug 16
Date Received
1932?
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Trichodorus
obscurus
Host
(Wet grass sod (from pond))
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Virginia
Arlington Farm
Collector
G. Thorne
Date Collected
1931 Apr 08
Date Received
1931 Apr 08
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Bursaphelenchus
xylophilus
Host
Pinus
palustris
(Longleaf Pine (wood in sawmill))
in/on Cultured on Fungus
Origin
USA
Louisiana
Bogalusa
Collector
Ross W. Davidson
Date Collected
1931 Nov 12
Date Received
1931?
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Vials
Nematode
Chiloplacus
trifurcatus
Host
Medicago
sativa
(Alfalfa (dead))
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Colorado
Ft. Collins
Collector
Gerald Thorne
Date Collected
1924 Jul
Date Received
1924 Jul
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Anguillulina
dipsaci var. amsinckiae
Host
Amsinckia
intermedia
(Fireweed)
in/on Plants
Origin
USA
California
Along roadside near Winters
Collector
G. Steiner
Date Collected
1930 Spring
Date Received
1930 Spring
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Vials
Nematode
Ditylenchus
dipsaci
Host
Amsinckia
intermedia
(Fireweed)
in/on Plant
Origin
USA
California
Along roadside near Winter
Collector
G. Steiner
Date Collected
1930 Spring
Date Received
1930 Spring
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Vials
Nematode
Tylenchorhynchus
martini*
Host
Saccharum
officinarum
(Sugarcane following rice)
in/on Root
Origin
USA
Hawaii
Kailua
Collector
C. H. Cassidy
Date Received
1930
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Vials
Nematode
Tylopharynx
annulatus**
Host
Saccharum
officinarum
(Sugarcane following rice)
in/on Root
Origin
USA
Hawaii
Kailua
Collector
C. H. Cassidy
Date Received
1930
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Vials