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
Dorylaimus
sp.
Host
Sphagnum
sp.
(Moss)
in/on Moss
Origin
Canada
Collector
via William Carlson (APHIS)
Date Collected
2011 Feb 17
Date Received
2011 Feb 22
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Mesocriconema
xenoplax
Host
Magnoliophyta
in/on Root/soil
Origin
Turkey
Destination: New York, NY
Collector
via Alan Towson (APHIS)
Date Collected
2010 Oct 24
Date Received
2010 Nov 15
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Helicotylenchus
indicus
Host
Murraya
paniculata
(Orange Jasmine)
in/on Root/soil
Origin
Pakistan
Destination: Albany, NY
Collector
via Alan Towson (APHIS)
Date Collected
2010 Oct 30
Date Received
2010 Nov 15
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Xiphinema
vuittenezi
Host
Magnoliophyta
in/on Root/soil
Origin
Slovakia
Destination: Leavenworth, KS
Collector
via Alan Towson (APHIS)
Date Collected
2010 Nov 15
Date Received
2010 Nov 19
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Xiphinema
pachtaicum
Host
Magnoliophyta
in/on Root/soil
Origin
Slovakia
Destination: Leavenworth, KS
Collector
via Alan Towson (APHIS)
Date Collected
2010 Nov 15
Date Received
2010 Nov 19
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Pratylenchus
crenatus
Host
Magnoliophyta
in/on Root/soil
Origin
Poland
Destination: Elizabeth, NJ
Collector
via Alan Towson (APHIS)
Date Collected
2010 Nov 14
Date Received
2010 Nov 19
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Ceramonema
nasobema
Host
in/on Intertidal sediment
Origin
Mexico
Baja California
Don Abel, Gulf of California
Collector
via Oleksandr Holovachov
Date Collected
2002
Date Received
2011 Feb 28
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Nematode
No nematodes
Host
Ribes
grossularia
(Gooseberry)
in/on Stem
Origin
UK
Destination: Beltsville, MD
Collector
via Systematic Entomology Laboratory (ARS-BARC) from APHIS-PPQ
Date Collected
2011 Mar 03
Date Received
2011 Mar 08
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Criconema
rarum
Host
Ochna
integerrima
(Hoang Mai)
in/on Plant
Origin
Vietnam
Destination: Rocky Mountain, VA
Collector
via Cesar Calderon (APHIS)
Date Collected
2011 Feb 02
Date Received
2011 Feb 25
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Helicotylenchus
indicus
Host
Ipomoea
batatas
(Sweet Potato)
in/on Root
Origin
Nigeria
Destination: Grand Saline, TX
Collector
via Cesar Calderon (APHIS)
Date Collected
2011 Jan 31
Date Received
2011 Feb 25
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Criconema
loofi
Host
Plantae
in/on Plant
Origin
Italy
Destination: Pittsburgh, PA
Collector
via Cesar Calderon (APHIS)
Date Collected
2011 Feb 15
Date Received
2011 Feb 25
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Criconema
dubium
Host
Plantae
in/on Plant
Origin
Italy
Destination: Pittsburgh, PA
Collector
via Cesar Calderon (APHIS)
Date Collected
2011 Feb 15
Date Received
2011 Feb 25
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Hemicriconemoides
cocophilus
Host
Zoysia
japonica
(Zoysia grass)
in/on Plant
Origin
Philippines
Destination: Vernon, FL
Collector
via Cesar Calderon (APHIS)
Date Collected
2011 Feb 16
Date Received
2011 Feb 25
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Helicotylenchus
multicinctus
Host
Zoysia
japonica
(Zoysia grass)
in/on Plant
Origin
Philippines
Destination: Vernon, FL
Collector
via Cesar Calderon (APHIS)
Date Collected
2011 Feb 16
Date Received
2011 Feb 25
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Nagelus
leptus
Host
Ribes
nigrum
(Blackcurrant)
in/on Root/soil
Origin
Poland
Destination: Hamtramck, MI
Collector
via Alan Towson (APHIS)
Date Collected
2010 Oct 06
Date Received
2010 Nov 03
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Criconema
rarum
Host
Magnoliophyta
in/on Root
Origin
Vietnam
Destination: Flushing, NY
Collector
via Alan Towson (APHIS)
Date Collected
2010 Nov 25
Date Received
2010 Dec 02
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Zygotylenchus
guevarai
Host
Magnoliophyta
in/on Root/soil
Origin
Ukraine
Destination: Staten Island, NY
Collector
via Alan Towson (APHIS)
Date Collected
2010 Nov 16
Date Received
2010 Dec 03
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Scutylenchus
quadrifer
Host
Olea
europaea
(Olive)
in/on Root/soil
Origin
Turkey
Destination: Queens, NY
Collector
via Alan Towson (APHIS)
Date Collected
2010 Dec 06
Date Received
2010 Dec 17
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Discocriconemella
sphaerocephaloides
Host
Saccharum
officinarum
(Sugarcane)
in/on Root/soil
Origin
Egypt
Destination: Queens, NY
Collector
via Alan Towson (APHIS)
Date Collected
2010 Dec 25
Date Received
2011 Jan 06
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Rotylenchus
quartus
Host
Allium
sp.
(Onion)
in/on Root
Origin
Russia
Destination: Atlanta, GA
Collector
via Cesar Calderon (APHIS)
Date Collected
2011 Jan 07
Date Received
2011 Jan 24
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Aphelenchus
avenae
Host
Arachis
hypogaea
(Peanut)
in/on Pod
Origin
Nigeria
Destination: College Park, GA
Collector
via Cesar Calderon (APHIS)
Date Collected
2011 Jan 06
Date Received
2011 Jan 24
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Meloidogyne
sp.
Host
Solanum
aethiopicum
(Ethiopian Eggplant, Nakati)
in/on Plant
Origin
Nigeria
Destination: Richmond, TX
Collector
via Cesar Calderon (APHIS)
Date Collected
2011 Jan 07
Date Received
2011 Jan 24
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Helicotylenchus
sp.
Host
Manihot
esculenta
(Cassava)
in/on Soil
Origin
Ecuador
Destination: Denver, CO
Collector
via Cesar Calderon (APHIS)
Date Collected
2011 Jan 09
Date Received
2011 Jan 24
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Xiphinema
incognitum
Host
Citrus
sp.
(Citrus)
in/on Root/soil
Origin
China
Destination: Brooklyn, NY
Collector
via Alan Towson (APHIS)
Date Collected
2011 Jan 25
Date Received
2011 Feb 04
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Mesocriconema
onoense
Host
Citrus
sp.
(Citrus)
in/on Root/soil
Origin
Bangladesh
Destination: New York, NY
Collector
via Alan Towson (APHIS)
Date Collected
2011 Feb 05
Date Received
2011 Feb 17
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials