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
Radopholus
citrophilus
Host
Citrus
aurantium cv. (sour orange)
(Orange (Sour))
in/on Root
Origin
USA
Florida
Polk Co.
Collector
via Robin N. Huettel
Date Collected
1982 Aug 01
Date Received
1982 Dec 06
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Vials
Nematode
Meloidoderita
safrica
Host
Saccharum
officinarum
(Sugarcane (hybrid))
in/on Root
Origin
South Africa
near Mposa, Zululand, Natal
Collector
V. W. Spaull via E. van den Berg
Date Collected
1981 Oct 23, Nov 12 & 1982 Jan 26
Date Received
1982 Dec 20
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Quinisulcius
solani
Host
Solanum
tuberosum
(Potato)
in/on Soil
Origin
Pakistan
Potato Research Station, Sunnibank, Murree Hills, Rawalpindi
Collector
via M. A. Maqbool
Date Received
1980 Jan 04
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Radopholus
colbrani
Host
Coffea
arabica
(Coffee (Arabica))
in/on Root/Soil
Origin
India
Karnataka
Q block of CCRI, Coffee Estate
Collector
A. C. Kumar via M. J. Chacko
Date Collected
1979 Nov?
Date Received
1980 Jan 24
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Thecavermiculatus
gracililancea
Host
Festuca
myuros
(Fescue (Rattail))
in/on Root/Soil
Origin
USA
California
Monterey Co.
Collector
via R. T. Robbins
Date Collected
1973 May 14
Date Received
1980 Jan 28
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Vials
Nematode
Meloidogyne
nataliei
Host
Vitis
labrusca cv concord
(Grapevine (declining vineyard))
in/on Root
Origin
USA
Michigan
Mattawan
Collector
George W. Bird & L. M. Rose via L. M. Rose
Date Collected
1979 Dec 21
Date Received
1980 Feb 05
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Vials
Nematode
Anguina
funesta
Host
Lolium
rigidum
(Ryegrass (Annual))
in/on Seed
Origin
Australia
South Australia
Manoora
Collector
via J. M. Fisher
Date Received
1980 Feb 19
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Dracognomus
marioni
Host
(Sand on sandbar)
in/on Marine
Origin
USA
Florida
Boca Raton, Palm Beach Co., on East Coast
Collector
R. T. DeNeve via Mae Noffsinger
Date Collected
1969 Aug 14
Date Received
1980 Feb 22
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Dracograllus
demani
Host
in/on Marine
Origin
France
Marseille
Collector
P. Vitielle via Mae Noffsinger
Date Collected
1972 Feb 26
Date Received
1980 Feb 22
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Dracograllus
filipjevi
Host
(Kelp (holdfasts))
in/on Marine
Origin
Japan
Oarai, Ibaraki-Ken, Honshu Island
Collector
I. M. Newell & T. Imamura via Mae Noffsinger
Date Received
1980 Feb 22
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Dracograllus
stekhoveni
Host
(Coral in intertidal zone)
in/on Marine
Origin
Colombia
20 miles North of Solano
Collector
I. M. Newell via Mae Noffsinger
Date Collected
1968 May 27
Date Received
1980 Feb 22
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Dracograllus
timmi
Host
(Sand (coarse))
in/on Marine
Origin
French Polynesia
Society Islands, East Coast near Motu Toopau, Bora Bora Island
Collector
I. M. Newell via Mae Noffsinger
Date Collected
1968 Jan 29
Date Received
1980 Feb 22
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Draconema
chilense
Host
(Algae (coralline red))
in/on Marine
Origin
Chile
Mass A. Tierra Island, Juan Fernandes Islands
Collector
Robert Woollacott via Mae Noffsinger
Date Collected
1966 Jul 17
Date Received
1980 Feb 22
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Dracotoranema
trispinosum
Host
in/on Marine at 20 meters
Origin
France
Southwest of the Pomegues Ratonneau jetty near Marselle
Collector
P. Vitiello via Mae Noffsinger
Date Collected
1972 Feb 26
Date Received
1980 Feb 22
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Paradraconema
floridense
Host
Halimeda
sp.
(Algae (calcareous))
in/on Marine
Origin
USA
Florida
Coral Key (Miami Beach side)
Collector
B. E. Hopper via Mae Noffsinger
Date Collected
1965 Feb 20
Date Received
1980 Feb 22
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Paradraconema
hopperi
Host
Halimeda
sp.
(Algae (calcareous))
in/on Marine
Origin
USA
Florida
Coral Key
Collector
B. E. Hopper via Mae Noffsinger
Date Collected
1965 Feb 20
Date Received
1980 Feb 22
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Paradraconema
newelli
Host
(Coral in intertidal zone)
in/on Marine
Origin
Colombia
20 miles N of Solano
Collector
I. M. Newell via Mae Noffsinger
Date Collected
1968 May 27
Date Received
1980 Feb 22
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Paradraconema
singaporense
Host
Gracillaria
sp.
(Algae)
in/on Marine
Origin
Singapore
Changi Beach
Collector
I. M. Newell, T. S. Key & L. K. Hean via Mae Noffsinger
Date Collected
1967 Sep 27
Date Received
1980 Feb 22
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Prochaetosoma
cayense
Host
Halimeda
sp.
(Algae (calcareous))
in/on Marine
Origin
USA
Florida
Coral Key
Collector
B. E. Hopper via Mae Noffsinger
Date Collected
1965 Feb 20
Date Received
1980 Feb 22
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Prochaetosoma
mediterranicum
Host
(Sand (medium coarse))
in/on Marine at 18 meters
Origin
France
Calanque de Port Miou near Marseille
Collector
P. Vitiello via Mae Noffsinger
Date Collected
1972 Feb
Date Received
1980 Feb 22
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Prochaetosoma
vitielloi
Host
(Sand (medium coarse))
in/on Marine at 18 meters
Origin
France
Calanque de Port Miou near Marseille
Collector
P. Vitiello via Mae Noffsinger
Date Collected
1972 Feb
Date Received
1980 Feb 22
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Meloidogyne
chitwoodi
Host
Solanum
tuberosum
(Potato*)
in/on Root
Origin
USA
Washington
Another collection of paratype material grown at Prosser (greenhouse)
Collector
via John O'Bannon
Date Collected
1978 Oct (originally)
Date Received
1980 Apr 07
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Vials
Nematode
Xiphinema
umobae
Host
Saccharum
officinarum
(Sugarcane)
in/on Soil
Origin
South Africa
Umhlali, Natal
Collector
via V. W. Spaull
Date Collected
1978 May/Jun
Date Received
1980 Apr 16
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Bursaphelenchus
lignicolus
Host
Pinus
thunbergi
(Pine (Black))
in/on Wood
Origin
Japan
Yorita-cho, Sendai-ahi, Kagoshima
Collector
via Yasuharu Mamiya
Date Received
1980 Apr 22
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Bursaphelenchus
mucronatus
Host
Pinus
densiflora
(Pine)
in/on Wood
Origin
Japan
Kaiho, Ichihara-shi, Chiba Pref.
Collector
via Yasuharu Mamiya
Date Received
1980 Apr 22
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)