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
Paratrichodorus
allius
Host
Olea
sp.
(Olive)
in/on Soil/roots
Origin
Israel
Destination: Little Rock, AR
Collector
via Alan Towson (APHIS)
Date Collected
2009 Jul 16
Date Received
2009 Jul 17
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Pratylenchus
coffeae
Host
Chrysophyllum
sp.
in/on Soil/root
Origin
Vietnam
Destination: Houston, TX
Collector
via Alan Towson (APHIS)
Date Collected
2009 Jul 15
Date Received
2009 Jul 17
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Beddingia/Deladenus
sp.
Host
Urocerus
cressoni
(Horntail Wasp)
in/on Insect
Origin
USA
New York
Syracuse
Collector
via David W. Williams (APHIS)
Date Collected
2009 Jun
Date Received
2009 Jun 10
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Steinernema
australe
Host
Insecta
in/on Soil (baited using wax moth larvae)
Origin
Chile
Aisén Region, Aisén Province
Isla Magdalena National Park
Collector
Steve Edgington (CABI)
Date Collected
2006 Nov
Date Received
2009 Jul 02
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Vials
Nematode
Pratylenchus
zeae
Host
Solanum
lycopersicum
(Tomato)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Maryland
Beltsville (BARC-East, OSU population)
Collector
Lynn Carta (ARS-BARC-NL)
Date Received
1999 Nov 22
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Pratylenchus
zeae
Host
Solanum
lycopersicum
(Tomato (Sunbeam))
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Maryland
Beltsville (BARC-East, HV Sun population)
Collector
Lynn Carta (ARS-BARC-NL)
Date Received
1999 Nov 22
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Helicotylenchus
sp.
Host
Phlox
sp.
(Phlox)
in/on Soil/roots
Origin
USA
Virginia
Alexandria
Collector
Linda Serabian
Date Collected
2009 Jun 12
Date Received
2009 Jun 16
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Unknown (possibly Globodera)
Host
Solanum
tuberosum
(Potato)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Idaho
Idaho Falls PCN Lab
Collector
via Tina Gresham and Grace O'Keefe (APHIS)
Date Collected
2009 Aug 03
Date Received
2009 Aug 05
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Heterodera
glycines
Host
Solanum
tuberosum
(Potato)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Minnesota
Freeborn County, seed potato field
Collector
via Kathy Kromroy (MN Dept. Ag.)
Date Collected
2008 Oct 16
Date Received
2009 Aug 19
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Cactodera
cacti/milleri
Host
Solanum
tuberosum
(Potato)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Minnesota
Wadena County, seed potato field
Collector
via Kathy Kromroy (MN Dept. Ag.)
Date Collected
2008 Oct 09
Date Received
2009 Aug 19
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Rhabditid group
Host
Magnolia
sp.
(Magnolia)
in/on Roots
Origin
China
Destination: Houston, TX
Collector
via Maria Perez (APHIS)
Date Collected
2009 Aug 24
Date Received
2009 Aug 25
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Meloidogyne
incognita
Host
Solanum
tuberosum
(Irish potato - Red Pontiac)
in/on Tuber
Origin
USA
South Carolina
Clemson University Plant Problem Clinic
Collector
via Meg Williamson (CUPPC), John McKemy (APHIS)
Date Collected
2008 Aug 21
Date Received
2008 Aug 26
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Demonstration)
Nematode
Merlinius
brevidens
Host
Apiaceae
(Umbellifer)
in/on Root/soil
Origin
Ukraine
Destination: Vineland, NJ
Collector
via Alan Towson (APHIS)
Date Collected
2009 Aug 15
Date Received
2009 Aug 21
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Criconema
mutabilis
Host
Olea
europaea
(Olive)
in/on Root/soil
Origin
France
Destination: Virginia Beach, VA
Collector
via Alan Towson (APHIS)
Date Collected
2009 Jul 29
Date Received
2009 Aug 06
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Meloidogyne
arenaria
Host
Olea
europaea
(Olive)
in/on Root/soil
Origin
France
Destination: Virginia Beach, VA
Collector
via Alan Towson (APHIS)
Date Collected
2009 Jul 29
Date Received
2009 Aug 05
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Xiphinema
radicicola
Host
Magnoliophyta
in/on Root/soil
Origin
Thailand
Destination: Palm Bay, FL
Collector
via Alan Towson (APHIS)
Date Collected
2009 Aug 01
Date Received
2009 Aug 11
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Helicotylenchus
erythrinae
Host
Magnoliophyta
in/on Root/soil
Origin
India
Destination: New York, NY
Collector
via Alan Towson (APHIS)
Date Collected
2009 Jul 25
Date Received
2009 Aug 11
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Hoplolaimus
indicus
Host
Magnoliophyta
in/on Root/soil
Origin
India
Destination: New York, NY
Collector
via Alan Towson (APHIS)
Date Collected
2009 Jul 25
Date Received
2009 Aug 11
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Tylaphelenchus
jiaae
Host
Pinus
kesiya var. langbianensis
(Simao Pine)
in/on Xylem
Origin
China
Yunnan Province
Ruili County
Collector
Ren-E Huang (Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing)
Date Collected
2009
Date Received
2009 Sept 08
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Globodera
pallida
Host
Solanum
tuberosum
(Potato)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Idaho
Idaho Falls
Collector
via Tina Gresham (APHIS)
Date Collected
2008 Aug 21
Date Received
2008 Aug 22
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Nematode
Globodera
pallida
Host
Solanum
tuberosum
(Potato)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Idaho
Idaho Falls
Collector
via Tina Gresham (APHIS)
Date Collected
2008 Aug 21
Date Received
2008 Aug 22
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Nematode
Globodera
pallida
Host
Solanum
tuberosum
(Potato)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Idaho
Idaho Falls
Collector
via Tina Gresham (APHIS)
Date Collected
2008 Aug 21
Date Received
2008 Aug 22
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Nematode
Rhabditid group
(free-living soil nematodes)
Host
Unknown plant
(Growing Media)
in/on Roots
Origin
Puerto Rico
Carolina
Collector
via Wilfredo Garcia Diaz (APHIS)
Date Collected
2009 Oct 15
Date Received
2009 Oct 26
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Rhabditid group
(free-living soil nematodes)
Host
Unknown plant
(Growing Media)
in/on Roots
Origin
Puerto Rico
Carolina
Collector
via Wilfredo Garcia Diaz (APHIS)
Date Collected
2009 Oct 15
Date Received
2009 Oct 26
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Rhabditid group
(free-living soil nematodes)
Host
Unknown plant
(Growing Media)
in/on Roots
Origin
Puerto Rico
Carolina
Collector
via Wilfredo Garcia Diaz (APHIS)
Date Collected
2009 Oct 15
Date Received
2009 Oct 26
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded