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.
Search the Collection
Nematode
Tylenchorhynchus
claytoni
Host
Sorghum
sp.
(Sorghum*)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
South Carolina
Trenton
Collector
via Stephon Fraedrich
Date Collected
05 Apr 2005
Date Received
2005 Apr 13
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Paratrichodorus
minor
Host
(Soil)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
South Carolina
Trenton
Collector
via Stephon Fraedrich
Date Collected
2005 Apr 05
Date Received
2005 Apr 13
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
No Nematodes
Host
Carpinus
betulus
(Hornbeam)
in/on Root/Soil
Origin
Netherlands
Destination: Oregon
Collector
via Raul P. Sarmiento (APHIS)
Date Collected
2005 Apr 06
Date Received
2005 Apr 13
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
No Nematodes
Host
Carpinus
betulus
(Hornbeam)
in/on Root/Soil
Origin
Netherlands
Destination: Oregon
Collector
via Raul P. Sarmiento (APHIS)
Date Collected
2005 Apr 06
Date Received
2005 Apr 15
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Rhabditid group
Host
Clematis
sp.
(Clematis)
in/on Soil
Origin
UK
Destination: Oregon
Collector
via Raul P. Sarmiento (APHIS)
Date Collected
2005 Jun 06
Date Received
2005 Jun 07
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Globodera
rostochiensis
Host
Solanum
tuberosum
(Potato)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
New York
Wayne County, RD #1, Savanna, NY 13146
Collector
James Draper & Wendell Draper via Danial J. Kepich (APHIS)
Date Collected
2005 May 04
Date Received
2005 May 31
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Rhabditis
spp.
Host
Humulus
sp.
(Hop)
Origin
New Zealand
Destination: Oregon
Collector
via Cyd E. Hamilton (APHIS)
Date Collected
2005 Jun 16
Date Received
2005 Jun 17
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Rhabditis
spp.
Host
Humulus
sp.
(Hop)
Origin
New Zealand
Destination: Oregon
Collector
via Mary Jane Fransen (APHIS)
Date Collected
2005 Jun 16
Date Received
2005 Jun 17
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Rhabditis (Poikilolaimus)
sp.
Host
Humulus
lupulus
(Hop)
Origin
New Zealand
Destination: Oregon
Collector
via Raul P. Sarmiento (APHIS)
Date Collected
2005 Jun 16
Date Received
2005 Jun 17
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Mononchus
sp.
Host
Humulus
lupulus
(Hop)
Origin
New Zealand
Destination: Oregon
Collector
via Vivian Stowell (APHIS)
Date Collected
2005 Jun 16
Date Received
2005 June 17
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Rhabditis
spp.
Host
Humulus
lupulus
(Hop)
Origin
New Zealand
Destination: Oregon
Collector
via Vivian Stowell (APHIS)
Date Collected
2005 Jun 16
Date Received
2005 June 17
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Rhabditis (Poikilolaimus)
sp.
Host
Humulus
lupulus
(Hop)
Origin
New Zealand
Destination: Oregon
Collector
via Vivian Stowell (APHIS)
Date Collected
2005 Jun 16
Date Received
2005 June 17
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Aphelenchoides
sp.
Host
Juniperus
virginiana
(Pine (Virginia))
in/on Logs
Origin
USA
Kentucky
Wayne County, Inc. Monticello, KY 42633. Destination: China.
Collector
Harold F. Hempfling via Alan J. Towson (APHIS)
Date Collected
2005 May 24
Date Received
2005 May 31 & Jun 01
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Neodolicorhynchus (possibly)
sp.?
Host
Ajuga
sp.
(Bugle)
in/on Root
Origin
Uzbekistan
Destination: New Jersey
Collector
Thomas P. Cullen via Alan J. Towson (APHIS)
Date Collected
2005 Jun 20
Date Received
2005 Jun 23
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Nematode
Pratylenchus
sp.
Host
Ajuga
sp.
(Bugle)
in/on Root
Origin
Uzbekistan
Destination: New Jersey
Collector
Margaret L. Shore via Alan J. Towson (APHIS)
Date Collected
2005 Jun 20
Date Received
2005 Jun 23
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Pratylenchus
agilis
Host
Solanum
stoloniferum
in/on Stem
Origin
Mexico
Destination: Utah
Collector
William M. Cocke via Harald E. Grieb (APHIS)
Date Collected
2005 May 30
Date Received
2005 June 24
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Heterodera
mediterranea
Host
Brassica
sp.
(Cabbage Field)
in/on Soil
Origin
Turkey
Samsun
Collector
via Sevilhan Mennan (Ondokuz Mayis University, Samsun, Turkey)
Date Received
2005 May 24
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Ektaphelenchus
obtusus
Host
Dendroctonus
rufipennis
(Spruce Beetle)
in/on Wings
Origin
USA
Wisconsin
Madison
Collector
via Yasmin J. Cardoza
Date Received
2005 Jun 06
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Ektaphelenchus
obtusus
Host
Dendroctonus
rufipennis
(Spruce Beetle)
in/on Elytra Cultures*
Origin
USA
Wisconsin
Madison
Collector
via Yasmin J. Cardoza
Date Received
2005 Jun 06
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Micoletzkya
ruminis
Host
Dendroctonus
rufipennis
(Spruce Beetle)
in/on Elytra Cultures*
Origin
USA
Wisconsin
Madison
Collector
via Yasmin J. Cardoza
Date Received
2005 Jun 06
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Ektaphelenchus
obtusus
Host
Dendroctonus
rufipennis
(Spruce Beetle)
in/on Wings
Origin
USA
Wisconsin
Madison
Collector
via Yasmin J. Cardoza
Date Received
2005 Jun 06
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Mermis
subnigrescens
Host
Appalachia
n. sp.
Origin
USA
Michigan
Crawford Co., Ann Arbor
Collector
Irvin J. Cantrall via G. Steiner
Date Collected
1937 Aug 03
Date Received
1937 Aug 03
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Nematode
Agamermis
decaudata
Host
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Iowa
C., St. & Ch., Spencer
Collector
H. B. Ward via G. Steiner
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Nematode
Agamermis
tetramphidis
Host
in/on Drinking water
Origin
USA
Nebraska
Lincoln
Collector
H.B. Ward
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Nematode
Agamermis
decaudata
Host
Vulpes
sp.
(Fox)
in/on Feces
Origin
USA
Wisconsin
Collector
Dr. Hadley
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)