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
Hypsoperine
graminis
Host
Stenotaphrum
secundatum
(Grass (St. Augustine))
in/on Root
Origin
USA
Florida
Winter Haven (Division of Plant Industry Lab.)
Collector
E. B. Sledge
Date Collected
1962 Jul 27
Date Received
1962
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Hypsoperine
graminis
Host
Stenotaphrum
secundatum
(Grass (St. Augustine))
in/on Root
Origin
USA
Florida
Winter Haven (Division of Plant Industry Lab.)
Collector
E. B. Sledge
Date Collected
1962 Jul 27
Date Received
1962
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Meloidogyne
brevicauda
Host
Camellia
sinensis
(Tea (mature))
in/on Root
Origin
Ceylon
Diyanila Kel (elevation approx. 6500') Nuwara Eliya
Collector
C.A. Loos, G. Thorne
Date Collected
1952 Jan 03
Date Received
1952 Jan 03
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Meloidogyne
incognita
Host
Daucus
carota
(Carrot (Type host: Man))
in/on Root
Origin
USA
Texas
El Paso
Collector
B. G. Chitwood
Date Received
1948?
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Heterodera
weissi
Host
Polgonum
pennsylvanicum
(Smartweed (Pennsylvania))
in/on Root/Soil
Origin
USA
Maryland
Beltsville
Collector
G. Steiner, F. Weiss
Date Collected
1943 Jun 08
Date Received
1943 Jun 08
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Heterodera
weissi
Host
Polgonum
pennsylvanicum
(Smartweed (Pennsylvania))
in/on Root/Soil
Origin
USA
Maryland
Beltsville
Collector
G. Steiner, F. Weiss
Date Collected
1943 Jun 08
Date Received
1943 Jun 08
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Meloidogyne
incognita acrita
Host
Gossypium
barbadense
(Sea Island Cotton)
in/on Root
Origin
USA
Georgia
Tifton
Collector
J. H. Machmer
Date Collected
1948 Dec 14
Date Received
1948 Dec 14
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Panagrellus
pycnus
Host
Populus
canadensis eugenei
(Carolina Poplar)
in/on Slime
Origin
USA
Utah
Magna
Collector
Gerald Thorne
Date Collected
1937 Jul 16
Date Received
1937 Jul 16
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Anguina
spermophaga
Host
Saccharum
spontaneum
(Wild sugar cane)
in/on Seed
Origin
Turkestan
Turkestan thru Arlington Farm, Virginia USA
Collector
E. Artschwager & Sartoris
Date Received
1936 Oct 13
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Anguina
spermophaga
Host
Saccharum
spontaneum
(Wild sugar cane)
in/on Seed
Origin
Turkestan
Turkestan thru Arlington Farm, Virginia USA
Collector
E. Artschwager & Sartoris
Date Received
1936 Oct 13
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Tylenchorhynchus
martini*
Host
Saccharum
officinarum
(Sugarcane following rice)
in/on Root
Origin
USA
Hawaii
Kailua
Collector
C. H. Cassidy
Date Received
1930
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Tylopharynx
annulatus**
Host
Saccharum
officinarum
(Sugarcane following rice)
in/on Root
Origin
USA
Hawaii
Kailua
Collector
C. H. Cassidy
Date Received
1930
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Neodiplogaster
pinicola
Host
(White pine beetle on Pinus strobus)
in/on Mines on terminal shoots
Origin
USA
Massachusetts
Bussey Institution, Harvard University, Boston
Collector
R. L. Taylor
Date Received
1928 Oct 23
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Neodiplogaster
pinicola
Host
Pinus
strobus
(Pine (White Pine)*)
in/on Mines on terminal shoots
Origin
USA
Massachusetts
Boston
Collector
R. L. Taylor
Date Received
1928 Oct 23
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Anguina
australis
Host
Ehrharta
longiflora
(Grass)
in/on Grass Galls
Origin
Australia
Western Australia
Crawley Perth
Collector
W. A. Carne to N. A. Cobb
Date Received
1927 Jan 13
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Anguina
australis
Host
Ehrharta
longiflora
(Grass)
in/on Grass Galls
Origin
Australia
Western Australia
Crawley Perth
Collector
W. A. Carne to N. A. Cobb
Date Received
1927 Jan 13
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Bursaphelenchus
xylophilus
Host
Pinus
palustris
(Longleaf Pine (wood in sawmill))
in/on Cultured on Fungus
Origin
USA
Louisiana
Bogalusa
Collector
Ross W. Davidson
Date Collected
1931 Nov 12
Date Received
1931?
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Bursaphelenchus
xylophilus
Host
Pinus
palustris
(Longleaf Pine (wood in sawmill))
in/on Cultured on Fungus
Origin
USA
Louisiana
Bogalusa
Collector
Ross W. Davidson
Date Collected
1931 Nov 12
Date Received
1931?
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Bursaphelenchus
xylophilus
Host
Pinus
palustris
(Longleaf Pine (wood in sawmill))
in/on Cultured on Fungus
Origin
USA
Louisiana
Bogalusa
Collector
Ross W. Davidson
Date Collected
1931 Nov 12
Date Received
1931?
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Zeldia
punctata
Host
Phoenix
dactylifera
(Date Palm)
in/on Soil (sandy)
Origin
USA
California
Date Gardens, Indio
Collector
G. Thorne
Date Collected
1925 Jun 22-25
Date Received
1925 Jun 22-25
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Zeldia
punctata
Host
Phoenix
dactylifera
(Date Palm)
in/on Soil (sandy)
Origin
USA
California
Date Gardens, Indio
Collector
G. Thorne
Date Collected
1925 Jun 22-25
Date Received
1925 Jun 22-25
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Zeldia
punctata
Host
Phoenix
dactylifera
(Date Palm)
in/on Soil (sandy)
Origin
USA
California
Date Gardens, Indio
Collector
G. Thorne
Date Collected
1925 Jun 22-25
Date Received
1925 Jun 22-25
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Tylenchorhynchus
cylindricus
Host
(Soil (Brackish) near Marine Estuary)
in/on Soil (Brackish)
Origin
USA
California
Los Patos
Collector
N. A. Cobb
Date Collected
1910
Date Received
1910
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Tylenchorhynchus
cylindricus
Host
(Soil (Brackish) near Marine Estuary)
in/on Soil (Brackish)
Origin
USA
California
Los Patos
Collector
N. A. Cobb
Date Collected
1910
Date Received
1910
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Tylenchorhynchus
cylindricus
Host
(Soil (Brackish) near Marine Estuary)
in/on Soil (Brackish)
Origin
USA
California
Los Patos
Collector
N. A. Cobb
Date Collected
1910
Date Received
1910
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)