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
Aphelenchoides
besseyi
Host
(Soil)
in/on Soil
Origin
Honduras
Destination: Florida
Collector
Rosa M. Diaz via Hernan Ruiz (APHIS)
Date Collected
2005 Feb 28
Date Received
2005 Apr 11
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Nematode
Meloidogyne
sp.
Host
in/on Soil
Origin
Ecuador
Destination: Florida
Collector
William J. Pagan via Hernan Ruiz (APHIS)
Date Collected
2005 Feb 19
Date Received
2005 Apr 11
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Scutellonema
brachyurum
Host
in/on Soil
Origin
Ecuador
Destination: Florida
Collector
William J. Pagan via Hernan Ruiz (APHIS)
Date Collected
2005 Feb 19
Date Received
2005 Apr 11
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Aphelenchus
avenae
Host
in/on Soil
Origin
Ecuador
Destination: Florida
Collector
William J. Pagan via Hernan Ruiz (APHIS)
Date Collected
2005 Feb 19
Date Received
2005 Apr 11
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Aphelenchoides
sp.
Host
(Soil)
in/on Soil
Origin
Hungary
Destination: Florida
Collector
Dayna Davitz via Hernan Ruiz (APHIS)
Date Collected
2005 Mar 22
Date Received
2005 Apr 11
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Helicotylenchus
dihystera
Host
Pelargonium
sp.
(Pelargonium)
in/on Soil
Origin
Argentina
Destination: Florida
Collector
Thomas P. Hall via Hernan Ruiz (APHIS)
Date Collected
2004 Oct 27
Date Received
2005 Apr 11
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Rhabditid group
Host
Malus
sp.
(Apple)
in/on Soil
Origin
Germany
Destination: Washington
Collector
via Raul P. Sarmiento (APHIS)
Date Collected
2005 Apr 20
Date Received
2005 Apr 21
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Nothanguina
sp.
Host
Geranium
sp.
(Geranium)
in/on Soil
Origin
Netherlands
Destination: Oregon
Collector
via Mary Jane Fransen (APHIS)
Date Collected
2005 Apr 21
Date Received
2005 Apr 27
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Aphelenchoides
blastophthorus
Host
Geranium
sp.
(Geranium)
in/on Soil
Origin
Netherlands
Destination: Oregon
Collector
via Mary Jane Fransen (APHIS)
Date Collected
2005 Apr 21
Date Received
2005 Apr 27
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Nothanguina
sp.
Host
Ophipogon
sp.
in/on Soil
Origin
Netherlands
Destination: Oregon
Collector
via Cyd E. Hamilton (APHIS)
Date Collected
2005 Apr 21
Date Received
2005 Apr 27
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Rhabditid group
Host
Asarum
sp.
(Wildginger)
in/on Soil
Origin
Netherlands
Destination: Oregon
Collector
via Cyd E. Hamilton (APHIS)
Date Collected
2005 Apr 21
Date Received
2005 Apr 27
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Not a nematode
(Oligochaeta)
Host
(Soil from base of artifical plant)
in/on Soil
Origin
China
Destination: California
Collector
Heather Frank via John E. Mackean (APHIS)
Date Collected
2005 Apr 27
Date Received
2005 Apr 28
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Not a nematode
(Oligochaeta)
Host
(Soil)
in/on Soil
Origin
China
Destination: California
Collector
Ken Adkins via John E. Mackean (APHIS)
Date Collected
2005 Apr 27
Date Received
2005 Apr 28
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Not a nematode
(Oligochaeta)
Host
in/on Soil
Origin
China
Destination: California
Collector
Ken Adkins via John E. Mackean (APHIS)
Date Collected
2005 Apr 27
Date Received
2005 Apr 28
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Mesocriconema
rusticum
Host
Murraya
koenigii
(Curry Leaf Tree)
in/on Root
Origin
India
Destination: New Jersey
Collector
via William Tommasini (APHIS)
Date Collected
2005 Apr 26
Date Received
2005 May 05
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Nematode
Hoplolaimus
dubius
Host
Murraya
koenigii
(Curry Leaf Tree)
in/on Roots
Origin
India
Destination: New Jersey
Collector
via William Tommasini (APHIS)
Date Collected
2005 Apr 26
Date Received
2005 May 05
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Nematode
Rhabditid group
Host
Polyscias
sp.
(Polyscias)
in/on Soil
Origin
Costa Rica
Destination: California
Collector
Adela Vera via Vickie Brewster (APHIS)
Date Collected
2005 May 04
Date Received
2005 May 05
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Rhabditid group
Host
Adiantum
sp.
(Fern (Maidenhair))
in/on Soil
Origin
Netherlands
Destination: Washington
Collector
via Raul P. Sarmiento (APHIS)
Date Collected
2005 May 05
Date Received
2005 May 06
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Rhabditis/Heterorhabditis
sp.
Host
(Aluminum)
in/on Soil
Origin
Venezuela
Destination: Florida
Collector
Scott Mostoller via Patrick H. Sullivan (APHIS)
Date Collected
2005 May 16
Date Received
2005 May 20
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Meloidogyne
sp.
Host
Ficus
lacor
(Ficus)
in/on Soil
Origin
China
Destination: Georgia
Collector
via Fengru Zhang (APHIS)
Date Received
2005 Apr 04
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Parasitorhabditis
n. sp.
Host
Dendroctonus
rufipennis
(Spruce beetle)
in/on Insect
Origin
USA
Wisconsin
Madison
Collector
via Yasmin J. Cardoza
Date Collected
2004 Dec 13
Date Received
2004 Dec 20
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Mass)
Vials
Nematode
Aphelenchoides
latus?
Host
Dendroctonus
rufipennis
(Spruce beetle)
in/on Insect
Origin
USA
Wisconsin
Madison
Collector
via Yasmin J. Cardoza
Date Collected
2004 Dec 13
Date Received
2004 Dec 20
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Rhabdontolaimus
psacotheae
Host
Psacothea
hilaris
(Yellow-spotted longicorn beetle)
in/on Insect
Origin
Japan
Yoshida campus of Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
Collector
N. Kanzaki
Date Collected
1998 Aug 25
Date Received
2002 March 21
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Heterodera
zeae
Host
Zea
mays
(Corn (Iowa Chief))
in/on Culture
Origin
USA
Maryland
Beltsville, BARC-West
Collector
via Carol Masler
Date Collected
2005 Apr 26
Date Received
2005 Apr 26
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Heterodera
fici
Host
Ficus
elastica
(Rubber Plant)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Maryland
Beltsville, BARC-West (Greenhouse 3)
Collector
via Donna Ellington
Date Collected
2005 Apr 26
Date Received
2005 Apr 26
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials