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
Heterodera
marioni
Host
Solanum
tuberosum
(Potato (poss. Bliss Triumph))
in/on Root
Origin
USA
Texas
Harlingen (15 miles from Brownsville)
Collector
H. T. Longino via Conklin via R. C. Wright via G. Steiner
Date Received
1943 Feb 13
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Nematode
Heterodera
weissi
Host
Polygonum
persicaria
(Polygonum)
in/on Root
Origin
USA
Maryland
Beltsville
Collector
via G. Steiner
Date Received
1943 Jun 08
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Nematode
Heterodera
marioni
Host
Begonia
sp.
(Begonia)
in/on Root
Origin
USA
Maryland
Beltsville
Collector
via G. Steiner
Date Received
1941 Jun 12
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Nematode
Heterodera
marioni
Host
Citrullus
vulgaris
(Watermelon)
in/on Rind
Origin
USA
Florida
Gainesville
Collector
J. R. Watson via G. Steiner
Date Received
1943 Jun 22
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Nematode
Heterodera
marioni
Host
Gardenia
thunbergi
(Gardenia)
in/on Root
Origin
USA
District of Columbia
Washington, DC (Exp.)
Collector
J. Tyler via G. Steiner
Date Received
1938 Jan 18
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Nematode
Heterodera
marioni
Host
Tagetes
sp.
(Marigold (Legion of Honor))
in/on Root
Origin
USA
District of Columbia
Washington, DC (Exp.)
Collector
J. Tyler via G. Steiner
Date Received
1938 Jan 18
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Nematode
Heterodera
marioni
Host
Tagetes
sp.
(Marigold (Josephine))
in/on Root
Origin
USA
District of Columbia
Washington, DC (Exp.)
Collector
J. Tyler via G. Steiner
Date Received
1938 Jan 18
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Nematode
Heterodera
marioni
Host
Tagetes
sp.
(Marigold (Lucida))
in/on Root
Origin
USA
District of Columbia
Washington, DC (Exp.)
Collector
J. Tyler via G. Steiner
Date Received
1938 Jan 18
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Nematode
Heterodera
marioni
Host
Tagetes
sp.
(Marigold (Leib.))
in/on Root
Origin
USA
District of Columbia
Washington, DC (Exp.)
Collector
J. Tyler via G. Steiner
Date Received
1938 Jan 18
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Nematode
Heterodera
marioni
Host
Tagetes
sp.
(Marigold (Fire Cross))
in/on Root
Origin
USA
District of Columbia
Washington, DC (Exp.)
Collector
J. Tyler via G. Steiner
Date Received
1938 Jan 18
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Nematode
Heterodera
marioni
Host
Tagetes
sp.
(Marigold (Harmony))
in/on Root
Origin
USA
District of Columbia
Washington, DC (Exp.)
Collector
J. Tyler via G. Steiner
Date Received
1938 Jan 18
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Nematode
Diplogaster-like
Host
Narcissus
sp.
(Narcissus)
in/on Root
Origin
USA
Maryland
Salisbury
Collector
E. Townsend via Griffith's & Evinger via G. Steiner
Date Received
1933 Feb 15
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Host
Arachis
hypogaea
(Peanut)
Origin
USA
Virginia
Arlington
Collector
E. E. Clayton via G. Steiner
Date Received
1941 Dec 19
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Nematode
Heterodera
marioni
Host
Nicotiana
tabacum
(Tobacco)
in/on Root
Origin
USA
Virginia
Arlington
Collector
E. E. Clayton via G. Steiner
Date Received
1941 Dec 19
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Nematode
Heterodera
marioni
Host
Iris
sp.
(Iris)
in/on Root
Origin
USA
Unknown
Collector
via G. Steiner
Date Received
Unknown
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Nematode
Heterodera
marioni
Host
Paeonia
sp.
(Peony)
in/on Root
Origin
USA
Unknown
Collector
via G. Steiner
Date Received
Unknown
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Nematode
Heterodera
marioni
Host
Petunia
sp.
(Petunia)
in/on Root
Origin
USA
Unknown
Collector
via G. Steiner
Date Received
Unknown
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Nematode
Heterodera
marioni
Host
Amaranthus
sp.
(Amaranthus)
in/on Root
Origin
USA
Unknown
Collector
via G. Steiner
Date Received
Unknown
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Nematode
Heterodera
marioni
Host
Tagetes
sp.
(Marigold)
in/on Root
Origin
USA
Unknown
Collector
via G. Steiner
Date Received
Unknown
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Nematode
Heterodera
marioni
Host
Nicotiana
tabacum
(Tobacco)
in/on Root
Origin
USA
Unknown
Collector
via G. Steiner
Date Received
Unknown
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Nematode
Heterodera
marioni
Host
Nicotiana
tabacum
(Tobacco)
in/on Root
Origin
USA
Unknown
Collector
via G. Steiner
Date Received
Unknown
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Nematode
Anguillulina
dipsaci
Host
Solanum
tuberosum
(Potato (Irish))
in/on Root
Origin
USA
Unknown
Collector
via G. Steiner
Date Received
Unknown
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Nematode
Anguina
sp.
Host
Festuca
rubra commutata
(Grass (Chewings Fescue))
in/on Buds
Origin
USA
Oregon
Astoria
Collector
W. D. Courtney via G. Steiner
Date Collected
1942 Apr 23
Date Received
1942 Apr 30
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Nematode
Anguina
sp.
Host
Festuca
rubra commutata
(Grass (Chewings Fescue))
in/on Seed "light seed"
Origin
USA
Oregon
Oregon City
Collector
W. D. Courtney via G. Steiner
Date Collected
1941 (summer)
Date Received
1942 Feb 13
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Nematode
Anguina
danthoniae
Host
Danthonia
americana
(Grass)
in/on Root "Galls"
Origin
USA
California
Berkley, Marin Co.
Collector
G. H. Godfrey via G. Steiner
Date Received
1963 Mar
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)