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
Meloidogyne
hapla (variant)
Host
Coffea
sp.
(Coffee (Mokka))
in/on Root
Origin
USA
Hawaii
Maui, Hawaii
Collector
via Don Schmitt & Brett Sipes
Date Received
2003 Sep 12
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Meloidogyne
incognita
Host
Liriope
sp.
(Liriope)
in/on Root
Origin
Costa Rica
Destination: Florida
Collector
Natasha Pyle via Hernan Ruiz (APHIS)
Date Collected
2004 Mar 12
Date Received
2004 Mar 15
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Bursaphelenchus
talonus
Host
Dendroctonus
monticolae
(Beetle (Bark))
in/on Insect (Frass)
Origin
USA
Utah
Horse Creek
Collector
Gerald Thorne
Date Collected
1933 Jun 13
Date Received
1963 Sep 06
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Meloidogyne
thailandica
Host
Zingiber
sp.
(Ginger)
in/on Root
Origin
Thailand
Destination: North Carolina (Plants purchased at a Bangkok market supplied by local nursery growersand were a variegated variety of Alpinia sp. or Zingiber sp.)
Collector
Dickson Terashita via Michael D. Petrillo (APHIS)
Date Collected
2002 Oct 03
Date Received
2002 Oct 07 & 15
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Vials
Nematode
Meloidogyne
sp. (close to incognita acrita & arenaria)*
Host
Hemerocallis
sp.
(Daylily)
in/on Bulb
Origin
Costa Rica
Destination: Florida
Collector
Julio Frias via Hernan Ruiz (APHIS)
Date Collected
2002 Oct 18
Date Received
2002 Oct 21
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Meloidogyne
sp. (close to incognita acrita & arenaria)*
Host
Hemerocallis
sp.
(Daylily)
in/on Bulb
Origin
Costa Rica
Destination: Florida
Collector
Reginald Bazelais via Hernan Ruiz (APHIS)
Date Collected
2002 Oct 18
Date Received
2002 Oct 21
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Meloidogyne
sp. (close to incognita acrita & arenaria)*
Host
Hemerocallis
sp.
(Daylily)
in/on Bulb
Origin
Guatemala
Destination: Puerto Rico
Collector
Natasha Pyle via Hernan Ruiz (APHIS)
Date Collected
2002 Oct 22
Date Received
2002 Oct 23
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Helicotylenchus
dihystera
Host
Mangifera
indica
(Mango)
in/on Soil
Origin
Haiti
Destination: Florida
Collector
Consuelo Muniz Gonzalez via Hernan Ruiz (APHIS)
Date Collected
2003 Aug 11
Date Received
2003 Sep 29
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Quinisulcius
acutus
Host
Mangifera
indica
(Mango)
in/on Soil
Origin
Haiti
Destination: Florida
Collector
Consuelo Muniz Gonzalez via Hernan Ruiz (APHIS)
Date Collected
2003 Aug 11
Date Received
2003 Sep 29
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Helicotylenchus
dihystera
Host
Cactaceae
(Cactus)
in/on Soil
Origin
Bolivia
Destination: Florida
Collector
Sherrie Keblish via Hernan Ruiz (APHIS)
Date Collected
2003 Aug 15
Date Received
2003 Sep 29
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Cyst-like bodies
Host
(Soil)
in/on Soil
Origin
Cuba
Destination: Florida
Collector
Theresa Pinto-Sherer via Hernan Ruiz (APHIS)
Date Collected
2003 Aug 20
Date Received
2003 Sep 29
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Dorylaimid group
Host
(Soil)
in/on Soil
Origin
Germany
Destination: Florida
Collector
Andres Pardo via Hernan Ruiz (APHIS)
Date Collected
2003 Aug 17
Date Received
2003 Sep 29
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Dorylaimid group
Host
(Soil)
in/on Soil
Origin
Brazil
Destination: Florida
Collector
Rolando Figueroa via Hernan Ruiz (APHIS)
Date Collected
2003 Aug 18
Date Received
2003 Sep 29
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Dorylaimid group
Host
(Soil)
in/on Soil
Origin
Bolivia
Destination: Florida
Collector
William J. Pagan via Hernan Ruiz (APHIS)
Date Collected
2003 Aug 22
Date Received
2003 Sep 29
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Meloidogyne
hapla
Host
Veronicastrum
sp.
(Culversphysic)
in/on Root
Origin
Netherlands
Destination: Washington
Collector
Vivian Stowell via Michael D. Petrillo (APHIS)
Date Collected
2004 Feb 27
Date Received
2004 Mar 01
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Aphelenchus
avenae
Host
Hymenocallis
sp.
(Hymenocallis)
in/on Soil
Origin
Mexico
Destination: New Mexico
Collector
via Elaine Tourjee (APHIS)
Date Collected
2004 Feb 07
Date Received
2004 Mar 08
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Cyst-like bodies
Host
(Soil)
in/on Soil
Origin
Ukraine
Destination: New Jersey
Collector
Janette A. Faltas via Martin Feinstein (APHIS)
Date Collected
2004 Feb 04
Date Received
2004 Feb 17
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Aphelenchoides
sp. (fungal feeder)
Host
Coffea
sp.
(Coffee)
in/on Root
Origin
Beltsville, MD (Fernando Vega Lab, B-011A, BARC-West)
Collector
via Fernando Vega (B-011A, BARC-West, Beltsville, MD)
Date Received
2003 Dec 04
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Nematode
Acrobeloides
sp.
Host
Coffea
sp.
(Coffee)
in/on Root
Origin
Beltsville, MD (Fernando Vega Lab, B-011A, BARC-West)
Collector
via Fernando Vega (B-011A, BARC-West, Beltsville, MD)
Date Received
2003 Dec 04
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Nematode
Diploscapter
sp.
Host
Coffea
sp.
(Coffee)
in/on Root
Origin
Beltsville, MD (Fernando Vega Lab, B-011A, BARC-West)
Collector
via Fernando Vega (B-011A, BARC-West, Beltsville, MD)
Date Received
2003 Dec 04
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Nematode
Protorhabditis
sp.
Host
Coffea
sp.
(Coffee)
in/on Root
Origin
Beltsville, MD (Fernando Vega Lab, B-011A, BARC-West)
Collector
via Fernando Vega (B-011A, BARC-West, Beltsville, MD)
Date Received
2003 Dec 04
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Nematode
Paratrichodorus
sp.
Host
Saccharum
officinarum
(Sugarcane)
in/on Soil & Stem
Origin
Mexico
Destination: Texas
Collector
via Esteban S. Mesa (APHIS)
Date Collected
2004 Jan 04
Date Received
2004 Mar 04
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Rotylenchulus
reniformis
Host
Saccharum
officinarum
(Sugarcane)
in/on Soil & Stem
Origin
Mexico
Destination: Texas
Collector
via Esteban S. Mesa (APHIS)
Date Collected
2004 Jan 04
Date Received
2004 Mar 04
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Helicotylenchus
sp.
Host
Juniperus
sp.
(Juniper)
in/on Soil
Origin
Mexico
Destination: Texas
Collector
Esteban S. Mesa via Harald E. Grieb (APHIS)
Date Collected
2004 Jan 28
Date Received
2004 Feb 10
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Heterodera
sp.*
Host
Juniperus
sp.
(Juniper)
in/on Soil
Origin
Mexico
Destination: Texas
Collector
Esteban S. Mesa via Harald E. Grieb (APHIS)
Date Collected
2004 Jan 28
Date Received
2004 Feb 10
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)