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
sp.
Host
Prunus
persica
(Peach)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Illinois
Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
Collector
via Alan Walters (Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois)
Date Received
2004 Jan 14
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Helicotylenchus
platyurus
Host
Prunus
persica
(Peach)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Illinois
Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
Collector
via Alan Walters (Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois)
Date Received
2004 Jan 14
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Tylenchus
sp.
Host
Prunus
persica
(Peach)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Illinois
Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
Collector
via Alan Walters (Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois)
Date Received
2004 Jan 14
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Xiphinema
americanum
Host
Prunus
persica
(Peach)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Illinois
Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
Collector
via Alan Walters (Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois)
Date Received
2004 Jan 14
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Helicotylenchus
platyurus
Host
Prunus
persica
(Peach)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Illinois
Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
Collector
via Alan Walters (Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois)
Date Received
2004 Jan 14
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Heterodera
sp. (1 larva)
Host
Prunus
persica
(Peach)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Illinois
Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
Collector
via Alan Walters (Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois)
Date Received
2004 Jan 14
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Mononchus
sp.
Host
Prunus
persica
(Peach)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Illinois
Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
Collector
via Alan Walters (Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois)
Date Received
2004 Jan 14
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Pratylenchus
penetrans
Host
Prunus
persica
(Peach)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Illinois
Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
Collector
via Alan Walters (Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois)
Date Received
2004 Jan 14
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Tylenchorhynchus
claytoni
Host
Prunus
persica
(Peach)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Illinois
Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
Collector
via Alan Walters (Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois)
Date Received
2004 Jan 14
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Tylenchus
sp.
Host
Prunus
persica
(Peach)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Illinois
Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
Collector
via Alan Walters (Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois)
Date Received
2004 Jan 14
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Xiphinema
americanum
Host
Prunus
persica
(Peach)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Illinois
Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
Collector
via Alan Walters (Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois)
Date Received
2004 Jan 14
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Longidorus
americanum
Host
Quercus
sp.
(Oak)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Georgia
Bryomville (From ground Oak tree in the forest that borders the nursery, Flint River.)
Collector
via Stephen Fraedrich
Date Collected
2004 Apr 19
Date Received
2004 Apr 20
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
'
americanum
Host
Pinus
sp.
(Pine)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Georgia
Bryomville (from growth chamber containers. Originally from nursery field, Flint River, where pine seedlings were damaged.)
Collector
via Stephen Fraedrich
Date Collected
2004 Apr 19
Date Received
2004 Apr 20
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Acrobeles
sp.
Host
Solanum
tuberosum
(Potato)
in/on Tuber
Origin
USA
Wisconsin
Wood Co., Wisconsin
Collector
Annette Phibbs (Madison, Wisconsin) via John McKemy (APHIS, Beltsville, MD)
Date Collected
2005 Jul 06
Date Received
2005 Jul 07
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Pseudacrobeles
sp.
Host
Solanum
tuberosum
(Potato)
in/on Tuber
Origin
USA
Wisconsin
Wood Co., Wisconsin
Collector
Annette Phibbs (Madison, Wisconsin) via John McKemy (APHIS, Beltsville, MD)
Date Collected
2005 Jul 06
Date Received
2005 Jul 07
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Meloidogyne
naasi
Host
Triticum
aestivum
(Wheat*)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Oregon
Linn County in the Williamette Valley
Collector
via Kathy Merrifield
Date Received
2004 Nov 12
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Nematode
Acrobeloides
sp.
Host
Nothofagus
pumilio
(False Beech)
in/on Soil
Origin
Chile
Destination: Oregon, Consignee Heritage Seedling
Collector
via Raul P. Sarmiento (APHIS)
Date Collected
2005 Jul 19
Date Received
2005 Jul 20
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Acrobeloides
sp.
Host
Nothofagus
oblicua
(False Beech)
in/on Soil
Origin
Chile
Collector
via Raul P. Sarmiento (APHIS)
Date Collected
2005 Jul 19
Date Received
2005 Jul 20
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Aphelenchoides
sp.
Host
Nothofagus
glauca
(False Beech)
in/on Soil
Origin
Chile
Collector
via Raul P. Sarmiento (APHIS)
Date Collected
2005 Jul 20
Date Received
2005 Jul 21
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Rhabditid group
Host
Nothofagus
alpina
(False Beech)
in/on Soil
Origin
Chile
Collector
via Raul P. Sarmiento (APHIS)
Date Collected
2005 Jul 20
Date Received
2005 Jul 21
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Steinernema
yirgalemense
Host
(Unknown Host)
in/on Insect
Origin
Ethiopia
Yirgalem
Collector
via K. B. Nguyen
Date Received
2005 Feb 15
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Vials
Nematode
Heterorhabditis
mexicana
Host
(Unknown Host)
in/on Insect
Origin
Mexico
Nematodes collected by baiting from a sorghum field, 4 miles south of Nuevo Progresso, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Collector
via K. B. Nguyen
Date Received
2005 Feb 15
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Vials
Nematode
Hexamermis
chrysopsi
Host
(Chrysops larvae)
in/on Insect
Origin
USA
Delaware
Nassau, Del.
Collector
D. McCreary via G. Steiner
Date Collected
1932 Nov 29 *
Date Received
1932 Nov 29 *
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Nematode
Hexamermis
sp.
Host
(Cutworms)
in/on Insect
Origin
Mexico
Collector
A. Damf via G. Steiner
Date Collected
1932 Aug 10 *
Date Received
1932 Aug 10 *
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Nematode
Hexamermis
sp.
Host
(Glyphodes Y)
Origin
Japan
Collector
via G. Steiner
Date Collected
1931 *
Date Received
1931 *
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)