USDA Nematode Collection was established in June 1960 By A. Morgan Golden. It is currently directed and curated by Dr. Zafar A. Handoo 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
Globodera
sp. (possibly rostochiensis)
Host
Solanum
tuberosum
(Potato)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
New York
Port Byron (Cayuga County)
Collector
via Daniel Kepich (APHIS)
Date Collected
2009 Nov 19
Date Received
2009 Dec 15
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Cactodera
weissi
Host
Solanum
tuberosum
(Potato)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
New York
Port Byron (Cayuga County)
Collector
via Daniel Kepich (APHIS)
Date Collected
2009 Nov 19
Date Received
2009 Dec 15
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Globodera
sp. (possibly rostochiensis)
Host
Solanum
tuberosum
(Potato)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
New York
Elba (Orleans County)
Collector
via Daniel Kepich (APHIS)
Date Collected
2009 Nov 10
Date Received
2009 Dec 15
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Globodera
sp. (possibly rostochiensis)
Host
Solanum
tuberosum
(Potato)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
New York
Avon (Livingston County)
Collector
via Daniel Kepich (APHIS)
Date Collected
2009 Oct 21
Date Received
2009 Dec 15
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Globodera
rostochiensis
Host
Solanum
tuberosum
(Potato)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
New York
Livingston County
Collector
via Daniel Kepich (APHIS)
Date Collected
2009
Date Received
2009 Dec 15
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Globodera
rostochiensis
Host
Solanum
tuberosum
(Potato)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
New York
Steuben County
Collector
via Daniel Kepich (APHIS)
Date Collected
2009
Date Received
2009 Dec 15
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Paractinolaimus
parietinus
Host
Bryophyta
(Aquatic Moss)
in/on Soil around rhizosphere
Origin
Iran
East Azerbaijan
Babak Fort, near Kaleybar (Kaleibar, Kalibar), waterfall
Collector
Majid Pedram via Robert Robbins
Date Collected
2009 Aug-Sept
Date Received
2010 Mar 01
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Nematode
Longidorus
elongatus
Host
Poaceae
(Grass)
in/on Roots
Origin
Canada
Ontario
Toronto, Caledonia Park
Collector
Majid Pedram via Robert Robbins
Date Collected
2008 July 08
Date Received
2010 Mar 01
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Nematode
Longidorus
ferrisi
Host
Citrus
reticulata
(Mandarin Orange)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
California
Oakville (Napa County)
Collector
Howard Ferris via Robert Robbins
Date Collected
1999 Oct
Date Received
2010 Mar 01
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Xiphinema
bernardi
Host
Acer
sp.
(Maple)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Tennessee
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Collector
K. Felderhoff, M. MacCarroll, M. Moore via Ernest Bernard and Robert Robbins
Date Collected
2006 July 06
Date Received
2010 Mar 01
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Paractinolaimus
decraemerae
Host
Bryophyta
(Aquatic Moss)
in/on Soil around rhizosphere
Origin
Iran
East Azerbaijan
Jolfa, Asiab Kharabeh (Damaged Water Mill) waterfall
Collector
Majid Pedram via Robert Robbins
Date Collected
2009 Aug-Sept
Date Received
2010 Mar 01
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Paractinolaimus
sahandi
Host
Poaceae
(Grass)
in/on Soil
Origin
Iran
East Azerbaijan
Sahand Mountains
Collector
Majid Pedram via Robert Robbins
Date Collected
2008 Aug
Date Received
2010 Mar 01
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Enchodelus
babakicus
Host
Poaceae
(Grass)
in/on Roots
Origin
Iran
East Azerbaijan
Babak Fort Mountains, near Kaleybar (Kaleibar, Kalibar)
Collector
Majid Pedram via Robert Robbins
Date Collected
2006-2007
Date Received
2010 Mar 01
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Globodera
tabacum
Host
Solanum
tuberosum
(Potato)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Idaho
Idaho Falls (regulated field)
Collector
via Tina Gresham and Craig Webb (APHIS)
Date Collected
2009 Dec 16
Date Received
2009 Dec 18
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Globodera
sp. (possibly rostochiensis)
Host
Solanum
tuberosum
(Potato)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
New York
Long Island: Jamesport, Suffolk County
Collector
via Daniel Kepich (APHIS)
Date Collected
2009 Nov 09
Date Received
2009 Dec 30
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Globodera
sp. (possibly rostochiensis)
Host
Solanum
tuberosum
(Potato)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
New York
Long Island: Sagaponack, Suffolk County
Collector
via Daniel Kepich (APHIS)
Date Collected
2009 Nov 23
Date Received
2009 Dec 30
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Heterodera
sp. (possibly)
Host
Solanum
tuberosum
(Potato)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
New York
Long Island: Sagaponack, Suffolk County
Collector
via Daniel Kepich (APHIS)
Date Collected
2009 Dec 02
Date Received
2010 Jan 05
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Nematode
Cactodera
sp. (possibly)
Host
Solanum
tuberosum
(Potato)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
New York
Long Island: Sagaponack, Suffolk County
Collector
via Daniel Kepich (APHIS)
Date Collected
2009 Dec 02
Date Received
2010 Jan 05
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Nematode
Globodera
sp. (possibly rostochiensis)
Host
Solanum
tuberosum
(Potato)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
New York
Long Island: Sagaponack, Suffolk County
Collector
via Daniel Kepich (APHIS)
Date Collected
2009 Dec 02
Date Received
2010 Jan 05
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Globodera
rostochiensis
Host
Solanum
tuberosum
(Potato)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
New York
Arkport (Steuben County)
Collector
via Daniel Kepich (APHIS)
Date Collected
2009 Oct 05
Date Received
2009 Dec 15
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Globodera
rostochiensis
Host
Solanum
tuberosum
(Potato)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
New York
Livonia (Livingston County)
Collector
via Daniel Kepich (APHIS)
Date Collected
2009 Oct 21
Date Received
2009 Dec 15
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Globodera
sp. (possibly rostochiensis)
Host
Solanum
tuberosum
(Potato)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
New York
Long Island: Wainscott (Suffolk County)
Collector
via Daniel Kepich (APHIS)
Date Collected
2009 Dec 18
Date Received
2010 Jan 06
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Rotylenchulus
reniformis
Host
Psidium
guajava
(Apple Guava, Common Guava)
in/on Root/soil
Origin
Pakistan
Destination: New York, NY
Collector
via Alan Towson (APHIS)
Date Collected
2009 Dec 22
Date Received
2010 Jan 05
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Hemicriconemoides
mangiferae
Host
Psidium
guajava
(Apple Guava, Common Guava)
in/on Root/soil
Origin
Pakistan
Destination: New York, NY
Collector
via Alan Towson (APHIS)
Date Collected
2009 Dec 22
Date Received
2010 Jan 07
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Meloidogyne
javanica
Host
Ochna
integerrima
(Ochna)
in/on Roots
Origin
Vietnam
Destination: Cypress, TX
Collector
via Maria Perez (APHIS)
Date Collected
2010 Jan 15
Date Received
2010 Jan 19
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials