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
Mermis
albicans
Host
Unknown
in/on Unknown
Origin
USA
Virginia
Falls Church
Collector
via G. Steiner
Date Collected
1923 Jan 20
Date Received
1923 Jan 20
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Nematode
Not a nematode
(Nematomorpha: Gordiidae)
Host
in/on Spring Water
Origin
USA
Connecticut
Redding
Collector
H. R. Hagon via G. Steiner
Date Collected
1934 Jul 27
Date Received
1934 Jul 27
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Nematode
Not a nematode
(Nematomorpha: Chordodes morgani)
Host
in/on Water (stagnant pool)
Origin
USA
South Carolina
Society Hill
Collector
via G. Steiner
Date Collected
1934 Sep 28
Date Received
1934 Sep 28
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Nematode
Mermis
n. sp. (possibly)
Origin
USA
Virginia
Falls Church
Collector
via G. Steiner
Date Collected
1922 Dec 06
Date Received
1922 Dec 06
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Nematode
Mermis
albicans
Origin
USA
Virginia
Falls Church
Collector
via G. Steiner
Date Collected
1922 Dec 07
Date Received
1922 Dec 07
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Nematode
Mermis
sp.
Host
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Virginia
Falls Church
Collector
via G. Steiner
Date Collected
1922 Aug 23
Date Received
1922 Aug 23
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Nematode
Agamermis
sp.
Host
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Indiana
Clarks Hill
Collector
Loveless via G. Steiner
Date Collected
1934 Jan 17
Date Received
1934 Jan 17
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Nematode
Mermis
sp.
Host
Malacosoma
americana
(Tent Caterpillar Moths)
in/on Insect
Origin
USA
Massachusetts
Melrose Highlands
Collector
via G. Steiner
Date Collected
1923 Jan 15
Date Received
1923 Jan 15
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Nematode
Hexamermis *
serialis *
Host
Pyrausta
nubilalis
(Moth)
in/on Insect
Origin
USA
Massachusetts
Arlington
Collector
Jones via G. Steiner
Date Collected
1923 Apr 09 **
Date Received
1923 Apr 09 **
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Nematode
Hexamermis
meridionalis sp.
Host
(Grasshopper)
in/on Insect
Origin
USA
Iowa
Ames
Collector
Becker via G. Steiner
Date Collected
1928 Jan 02 *
Date Received
1928 Jan 02 *
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Nematode
Hexamermis
meridionalis sp.
Host
Diafraca
saccharalin
in/on Insect
Origin
Cuba
Central Saronu
Collector
via G. Steiner
Date Collected
1928 Feb 18 *
Date Received
1928 Feb 18 *
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Nematode
Hexamermis
meridionalis (?)
Host
Solanum
tuberosum
(Potato)
in/on Root
Origin
USA
Maryland
College Park
Collector
H. S. MaConnell via G. Steiner
Date Collected
1928 Mar 23 *
Date Received
1928 Mar 23 *
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Nematode
Mermis
sp.
Host
(Sand)
in/on Sand
Origin
Canada
Ontario
Lake Nipissing
Collector
J. P. Oughton via G. Steiner
Date Collected
1934 Sep
Date Received
1934 Sep
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Nematode
Mermis
sp.
Host
Unknown
in/on Unknown
Origin
USA
Maine *
Black Pond, Bucksport *
Collector
via G. Steiner
Date Collected
1922 Jul 31
Date Received
1922 Jul 31
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Nematode
Mermis
amblyura
Host
Unknown
in/on Unknown
Origin
USA
Maine *
Black Pond, Bucksport *
Collector
via G. Steiner
Date Collected
1922 Sep 04 **
Date Received
1922 Sep 04 **
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Nematode
Mermis
sp.
Host
Malacosoma
americana
(Tent Caterpillar Moths & Wild Cherry)
in/on Insect
Origin
USA
Maine *
Bucksport *
Collector
via G. Steiner
Date Collected
1920 Jun 24
Date Received
1920 Jun 24
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Nematode
Mermis
sp.
Host
Unknown
in/on Unknown
Origin
USA
Michigan
Lexington
Collector
C. F. Turner via G. Steiner
Date Collected
1917 Jul 03
Date Received
1917 Jul 03
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Nematode
Hexamermis
archaica
Host
Parajulus
sp.
(Millipede)
in/on Insect
Origin
Unknown
Collector
via G. Steiner
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Nematode
Hexamermis
archaica
Host
Parajulus
pennsylvanicus
Origin
Unknown
Collector
N. A. Cobb via G. Steiner
Date Collected
1927 Feb 15
Date Received
1927 Feb 15
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Nematode
Hexamermis
archaica
Host
Parajulus
pennsylvanicus
Origin
USA
Virginia
Stubble Field Falls
Collector
N. A. Cobb via G. Steiner
Date Collected
1927 Feb 15
Date Received
1927 Feb 15
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Nematode
Hexamermis
alaskensis
Host
(Rocks)
in/on Rocks
Origin
USA
Alaska
Creek near mouth of Buckland River
Collector
Native via G. Steiner
Date Collected
1923 Jul
Date Received
1923 Jul
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Nematode
Paramermis
sp.
Host
Fontinalis
sp.
(Moss)
Origin
Unknown
Collector
Linmet- Fehlmann (?) via G. Steiner
Date Collected
1925 Dec 12
Date Received
1925 Dec 12
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Nematode
Agamermis
incerta
Host
Opilionide
sp.
(Daddy-long legs **)
Origin
Innsbruck
Collector
Hilde Shipperger via G. Steiner
Date Collected
1925 *
Date Received
1925 *
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Nematode
Agamermis
caudata
Host
(Free living damp soil)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Iowa
Spencer
Collector
H. B. Wood via G. Steiner
Date Collected
1925 *
Date Received
1925 *
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Nematode
Agamermis
multipapillata
Host
Unknown
in/on Unknown
Origin
USA
Pennsylvania
Quakertown
Collector
via G. Steiner
Date Collected
1926 Aug 20
Date Received
1926 Aug 20
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)