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
Rhabditid group
Host
(Unknown Plant (Camassia))
in/on Soil
Origin
UK
Destination: Oregon
Collector
via Oliver W. Jones, Jr. (APHIS)
Date Collected
2004 Dec 27
Date Received
2004 Dec 28
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Rhabditid group
Host
(Unknown Plant)
in/on Soil
Origin
UK
Destination: Oregon
Collector
via Oliver W. Jones, Jr. (APHIS)
Date Collected
2004 Dec 27
Date Received
2004 Dec 28
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Nematode
Helicotylenchus
digonicus
Host
Ficus
benjamina
(Fig)
in/on Soil
Origin
Nicaragua
Destination: Florida
Collector
Jose A. Lorenzo via Hernan Ruiz (APHIS)
Date Collected
2004 Apr 12
Date Received
2004 Jun 04
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Aphelenchoides
blastophthorus
Host
Peucedanum
sp.
(Hogfennel)
in/on Soil
Origin
UK
Destination: Oregon
Collector
via James McDonnel (APHIS)
Date Collected
2004 Dec 27
Date Received
2004 Dec 29
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Steinernema
sp. (juveniles)
Host
(Insect)
in/on Insect
Origin
Canada
Destination: Nevada
Collector
via William Carlson (APHIS)
Date Collected
2004 Dec 29
Date Received
2005 Jan 03
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Mesorhabditis
sp.
Host
Paeonia
sp.
(Peony)
in/on Bulb
Origin
Japan
Destination: Mississippi
Collector
via Timothy Saint Germain (APHIS)
Date Collected
2004 Dec 30
Date Received
2005 Jan 03
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Rhabditid group
Host
Camellia
sinensis
(Camellia)
in/on Soil
Origin
Russian Federation
Destination: Oregon
Collector
via Raul P. Sarmiento
Date Collected
2005 Jan 06
Date Received
2005 Jan 07
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Pratylenchus
coffeae
Host
Dioscorea
sp.
(Yam)
in/on Root
Origin
Jamaica
Destination: New York
Collector
via Alan J. Towson (APHIS)
Date Collected
2005 Jan 03
Date Received
2005 Jan 10
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Heterodera
glycines
Host
Zea
mays
(Corn)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Minnesota
Palmyra Twp., Renville Co.
Collector
via P. Sundararaj (Parma, Idaho)
Date Collected
2004 Nov 10
Date Received
2004 Nov 23
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Heterodera
glycines
Host
Glycine
max
(Soybean)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Minnesota
Clara City, Chippewa Co.
Collector
via P. Sundararaj (Parma, Idaho)
Date Collected
2004 Nov 05
Date Received
2004 Nov 23
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Heterodera
glycines
Host
Beta
vulgaris
(Beets)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Minnesota
Erickson, Renville Co.
Collector
via P. Sundararaj (Parma, Idaho)
Date Collected
2004 Nov 09
Date Received
2004 Nov 23
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Heterodera
glycines
Host
Beta
saccharifera
(Sugarbeet)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Minnesota
Collector
via P. Sundararaj (Parma, Idaho)
Date Received
2004 Nov 23
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Heterodera
glycines
Host
Beta
saccharifera
(Sugarbeet)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Minnesota
Kintire, Redwood Co.,
Collector
via P. Sundararaj (Parma, Idaho)
Date Collected
2004 Nov 10
Date Received
2004 Nov 23
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Heterodera
glycines
Host
Beta
vulgaris
(Beets)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Minnesota
Lone Tree Twp., Chippewa Co.,
Collector
via P. Sundararaj (Parma, Idaho)
Date Collected
2004 Nov 10
Date Received
2004 Nov 23
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Heterodera
cruciferae
Host
Brassica
oleracea
(Cabbage fields)
in/on Soil
Origin
Turkey
Collector
via Sevilhan Mennan (Samsun, Turkey)
Date Received
2004 Dec 06
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Heterodera
cruciferae
Host
Brassica
oleracea
(Cabbage fields)
in/on Soil
Origin
Turkey
Collector
via Sevilhan Mennan (Samsun, Turkey)
Date Received
2004 Dec 06
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Heterodera
cruciferae
Host
Brassica
oleracea
(Cabbage fields)
in/on Soil
Origin
Turkey
Collector
via Sevilhan Mennan (Samsun, Turkey)
Date Received
2004 Dec 06
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Heterodera
cruciferae
Host
Brassica
oleracea
(Cabbage fields)
in/on Soil
Origin
Turkey
Collector
via Sevilhan Mennan (Samsun, Turkey)
Date Received
2004 Dec 06
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Tylenchorhynchus
claytoni
Host
Zea
mays
(Corn field)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Maryland
Lower Eastern Shore Research Center, Salisbury, MD
Collector
via Lisa Stocking (works in Sandra Sardenelli's Lab, University of Maryland, College Park, MD)
Date Received
2005 Jan 26 & 31
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Mermithid
sp.
Host
Pantomorus
peregrinus
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Mississippi
Long Beach
Collector
R. B. Swain via G. Steiner
Date Collected
1941 Jul 29
Date Received
1930 Aug 13*
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Nematode
Rhabditis
sp.
Host
Pantomorus
peregrinus
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Mississippi
Long Beach
Collector
R. B. Swain via G. Steiner
Date Collected
1941 Jul 14
Date Received
1930 Aug 13*
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Nematode
Mermis
sp.
Host
(Fish pond)
in/on Water
Origin
USA
Alabama
Auburn
Collector
C. F. W. Muesebeck & Henry H. Howell via G. Steiner
Date Collected
1941 Jan 31
Date Received
1930 Aug 13*
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Nematode
Mermis
subnigrescens
Host
Melanoplus
differentialis
Origin
USA
Nebraska
Collector
C. F. W. Muesebeck via G. Steiner
Date Collected
1941 Sep 11
Date Received
1930 Aug 13*
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Nematode
Mermis
microamphididis (n. sp.)
Host
M.
americana
Origin
USA
Massachusetts
Melrose Heights
Collector
via G. Steiner
Date Collected
1923 Apr 18
Date Received
1930 Aug 13*
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Nematode
Mermis
albicans
Host
Unknown
Origin
USA
Virginia
Falls Church
Collector
via G. Steiner
Date Collected
1922 Dec
Date Received
1930 Aug 13*
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)