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
subnigrescens
Host
(Grasshopper)
in/on Insect
Origin
USA
Virginia
Falls Church
Collector
via G. Steiner
Date Collected
1928 Mar 20
Date Received
1928 Mar 20
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Nematode
Mermis
subnigrescens
Host
(Grasshopper)
in/on Insect
Origin
USA
Virginia
Collector
Christie via G. Steiner
Date Collected
1928 Mar 14
Date Received
1928 Mar 14
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Nematode
Mermis
gracilis
Host
(Ost Java)
Origin
Unknown Location
Collector
Raupe Zimmerman via G. Steiner
Date Collected
1928 Mar 08 *
Date Received
1928 Mar 08 *
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Nematode
Mermis
athysanota
Host
(Unknown Host)
Origin
Switzerland
Collector
Ven Mecklenburg via G. Steiner
Date Collected
1928 Feb 07 *
Date Received
1928 Feb 07 *
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Nematode
Mermis
sp.
Host
(Unknown Host)
Origin
USA
Virginia
Falls Church
Collector
via G. Steiner
Date Collected
1923 Apr 09 *
Date Received
1923 Apr 09 *
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Nematode
Mermis
albicans
Host
(Unknown Host)
Origin
USA
Virginia
Falls Church
Collector
via G. Steiner
Date Collected
1923 Mar 20 *
Date Received
1923 Mar 20 *
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Nematode
Mermis
albicans
Host
(Unknown Host)
Origin
USA
Virginia
Falls Church
Collector
via G. Steiner
Date Collected
1923 Feb 05 *
Date Received
1923 Feb 05 *
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Nematode
Mermis
microamphidis
Host
Malacosoma
americana
(Gypsy Moth)
in/on Insect
Origin
USA
Massachusetts
Burgess
Collector
via G. Steiner
Date Collected
1923 Jan 22 *
Date Received
1923 Jan 22 *
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Nematode
Mermis
microamphidis
Host
Malacosoma
americana
(Gypsy Moth)
in/on Insect
Origin
USA
New Jersey
Collector
via G. Steiner
Date Collected
1923 Jan 11 *
Date Received
1923 Jan 11 *
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Nematode
Mermis
sp.
Host
(Unknown Host)
Origin
Loaction D, Gryllidae
Collector
via G. Steiner
Date Collected
1923 Apr 27 *
Date Received
1923 Apr 27 *
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Nematode
Mermis
subnigrescens
Host
(Adult chapulin)
Origin
Honduras
Popenoe
Collector
via G. Steiner
Date Collected
1927 Dec 12 *
Date Received
1927 Dec 12 *
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Nematode
Mermis
subnigrescens
Host
Melanoplus
in/on Insect
Origin
Unknown Location
Collector
Christie via G. Steiner
Date Collected
1928 Mar 10 *
Date Received
1928 Mar 10 *
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Nematode
Mermithidae
sp.
Host
Lasius
flavus
in/on Insect
Origin
Randersacker bei Wurgburg
Collector
K. Gosswald via G. Steiner
Date Collected
1931 Jul 25 *
Date Received
1931 Jul 25 *
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Nematode
Mermithidae
sp.
Host
Lasius
aleinus
in/on Insect
Origin
Randersacker bei Wurgburg
Collector
K. Gosswald via G. Steiner
Date Collected
1931 Jul 25 *
Date Received
1931 Jul 25 *
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Nematode
Mermithidae
sp.
Host
Lasius
aleinus
in/on Insect
Origin
Lindelbach
Collector
K. Gosswald via G. Steiner
Date Collected
1931 Jul 25 *
Date Received
1931 Jul 25 *
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Nematode
Mermithidae
sp.
Host
Lasius
flavus
in/on Insect
Origin
Lindelbach
Collector
K. Gosswald via G. Steiner
Date Collected
1931 Jul 25 *
Date Received
1931 Jul 25 *
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Nematode
Heterodera
schachtii
Host
Brassica
oleracea var. capitata
(Cabbage)
in/on Root
Origin
Egypt
El-Amria, Alexandria
Collector
via I. K. A. Ibrahim
Date Received
2005 Jun 17
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Heterodera
schachtii
Host
Brassica
oleracea var. capitata
(Cabbage)
in/on Root
Origin
Egypt
El-Amria, Alexandria
Collector
via I. K. A. Ibrahim
Date Received
2005 Jun 17
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Heterodera
trifolii
Host
Brassica
oleracea var. capitata
(Cabbage)
in/on Root
Origin
Egypt
El-Amria, Alexandria
Collector
via I. K. A. Ibrahim
Date Received
2005 Jun 17
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Caenorhabditis
elegans
Host
Dypsis
baronii
(Palm)
in/on Seed
Origin
Madagascar
Destination: California
Collector
via Vivian Stowell (APHIS)
Date Collected
2005 Jul 27
Date Received
2005 Jul 28
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Xiphinema
insigne
Host
Citrus
sp.
(Citrus)
in/on Root
Origin
Bangladesh
Destination: New York
Collector
William Tommasini via Alan Towson (APHIS)
Date Collected
2005 Jul 16
Date Received
2005 Jul 27
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Nematode
Rhabditid group
Host
(Unknown Host)
in/on Soil
Origin
China
Destination: Texas
Collector
Gayle Vande Kerckhove via Raul P. Sarmiento (APHIS)
Date Collected
2005 Aug 01
Date Received
2005 Aug 02
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Eucephalobus
tribei
Host
Pinus
radiata
(Monterey Pine)
in/on Wood
Origin
South Africa
Western Cape
Collector
Geoff D. Tribe via Antoinette Swart via Pete Masler
Date Received
2001 Jun 18
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Eucephalobus
tribei
Host
Pinus
radiata
(Monterey Pine)
in/on Wood
Origin
South Africa
Western Cape
Collector
Geoff D. Tribe via Antoinette Swart via Pete Masler
Date Received
2001 Jun 18
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Heterodera
pratensis
Host
(Grass)
in/on Root
Origin
Germany
Pasture (sandy soil) near the coast of the Baltic Sea at Lindhoft, east of Eckernforde, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany (UTM NF63)
Collector
via D. Sturhan via Andrea Skantar
Date Collected
1986 Oct 10
Date Received
2002 Jun 18
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)