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
Coslenchus
multigyrus
Host
Brassica
oleracea botrytis
(Cauliflower)
in/on Soil
Origin
Syria
Damascus
Collector
Dr. Sawaf via M. R. Siddiqi & A. M. Godman
Date Collected
1972
Date Received
1980 Dec 15
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Coslenchus
pycnocephalus
Host
Brassica
oleracea botrytis
(Cauliflower)
in/on Soil
Origin
Syria
Damascus
Collector
Dr. Sawaf via M. R. Siddiqi & A. M. Godman
Date Collected
1972
Date Received
1980 Dec 15
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Coslenchus
turkeyensis
Host
Gladiolus
sp.
(Gladiolus)
in/on Root/Soil
Origin
Turkey
Istanbul (Eyup Gokturk)
Collector
via M. R. Siddiqi & A. M. Godman
Date Received
1980 Dec 15
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Discotylenchus
attenuatus
Host
(Bush (Block F))
in/on Soil
Origin
Nigeria
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Oyo Road, Ibadan
Collector
F. E. Caveness via M. R. Siddiqi & A. M. Godman
Date Received
1980 Dec 15
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Discotylenchus
discretus
Host
Brassica
oleracea capitata
(Cabbage)
in/on Soil
Origin
Syria
Damascus (Syrian Arab Republic)
Collector
via M. R. Siddiqi & A. M. Godman
Date Received
1980 Dec 15
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Hemicycliophora
corbetti
Host
Lycopersicon
esculentum
(Tomato)
in/on Soil
Origin
Malawi
Nkhompola I, Namitete Dambo, near Tembwe
Collector
D. C. M. Corbett via M. R. Siddiqi & A. M. Godman
Date Collected
1962 Nov 22
Date Received
1980 Dec 15
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Hemicycliophora
corbetti
Host
Pennisetum
purpureum
(Napier Grass)
in/on Soil
Origin
Malawi
Nkhompola I, Namitete Dambo, near Tembwe
Collector
D. C. M. Corbett via M. R. Siddiqi & A. M. Godman
Date Collected
1962 Nov 22
Date Received
1980 Dec 15
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Verutus
volvingentis
Host
Diodia
virginiana
(Virginia buttonweed)
in/on Root/Soil
Origin
USA
Florida
Apopka
Collector
Wayne W. Smith via R. P. Esser
Date Collected
1969 May 06
Date Received
1980 Dec 19
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Verutus
volvingentis
Host
Diodia
virginiana
(Virginia buttonweed)
in/on Root/Soil
Origin
USA
Florida
Clermont
Collector
Wayne W. Smith via R. P. Esser
Date Collected
1969 May 06
Date Received
1980 Dec 19
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Verutus
volvingentis
Host
Diodia
virginiana
(Virginia buttonweed)
in/on Root/Soil
Origin
USA
Florida
Collector
Wayne W. Smith via R. P. Esser
Date Collected
1979 Jan
Date Received
1980 Dec 19
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Heterodera
canadensis
Host
Eleocharis
acicularis
(Spikesedge)
in/on Root
Origin
Canada
Quebec
Deschenes
Collector
R. Sewell via R. H. Mulvey
Date Collected
1978 Aug 21
Date Received
1979 Feb 16
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Vials
Nematode
Californidorus
pinguicaudatus
Host
(Bamboo (unknown species))
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
California
Portergulch Road, near Soquel, Santa Cruz Co.
Collector
via Adam C. Weiner
Date Collected
1964 Apr
Date Received
1979 Mar 02
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Meloidogyne
megatyla
Host
Pinus
taeda
(Pine (loblolly))
in/on Root
Origin
USA
North Carolina
Elizabethtown (grown in greenhouse in Gainesville, FL)
Collector
via James G. Baldwin
Date Collected
1975 Nov 10
Date Received
1979 Mar 05
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Meloidogyne
chitwoodi
Host
Solanum
tuberosum
(Potato ('Russet Burbank'))
in/on Root
Origin
USA
Washington
Quincy (Subsequently additional cultures grown in growth chamber in Beltsville, MD)
Collector
J. H. O'Bannon, G. S. Santo & A. M. Golden via A. M. Golden
Date Collected
1978 Oct (originally)*
Date Received
1979 Apr 09 & Oct 09
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Vials
Nematode
Arctidorylaimus
arcticus
Host
(Soil)
in/on Soil
Origin
Canada
Yukon, Northwest Territories
North slope stations, Caribou Bar Creek / Porcupine River
Collector
G. Brunskill & FWI via R. H. Mulvey
Date Collected
1974 Jun 27
Date Received
1979 Apr 20
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Aphanolaimus
louisae
Host
(Bethos-litt.)
in/on Water or marshy area?
Origin
Kenya
'Greatest' Hall Tarn, Mt. Kenya (4293m)
Collector
via Prof. Dr. A. Coomans
Date Collected
1975 Aug 05
Date Received
1979 Apr 30
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Plectus
globocephalus
Host
Erica
sp.
(Moss - Erica)
in/on Moss
Origin
Kenya
Sirimon Track, Mt. Kenya (3240m)
Collector
via Prof. Dr. A. Coomans
Date Received
1979 Apr 30
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Plectus
telekii
Host
(Moss - Rock)
in/on Moss - Rock
Origin
Kenya
Teleki hut, Mt. Kenya (4115m)
Collector
via Prof. Dr. A. Coomans
Date Received
1979 Apr 30
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Teratocephalus
bisexualis
Host
Senecio
keniodendron
in/on Soil
Origin
Kenya
Naro Mory Track, Mt. Kenya (3985m)
Collector
via Prof. Dr. A. Coomans
Date Collected
1975 Aug 04
Date Received
1979 Apr 30
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Jairajpuria
shamimi
Host
Oryza
sativa
(Rice (paddy))
in/on Root/Soil
Origin
India
West Bengal
Abujhati, Jamalpur Block, Burdwan District
Collector
via Q. H. Baqri
Date Collected
1977 Dec
Date Received
1979 May 02
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Basiria
hiberna
Host
(Grasses)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Tennessee
Near Third Creek, University of Tennessee Ag. campus, Knox Co.
Collector
via E. C. Bernard
Date Collected
1977 Dec 08
Date Received
1979 May 09
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Bunonema
husseyi
Host
(Wood (rotted))
in/on Wood (rotted)
Origin
USA
Georgia
University of Georgia Botanical Gardens, Clarke Co.
Collector
via E. C. Bernard
Date Received
1979 May 09
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Pterygorhabditis
panoplus
Host
(Grass under bark of rotten log)
in/on Log (rotten)
Origin
USA
Tennessee
University of Tennessee Cherokee Woodlot, Knox Co.
Collector
via E. C. Bernard
Date Collected
1977 Oct 05
Date Received
1979 May 09
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Rhodolaimus
dimorphus
Host
Pinus
sp.
(Pine (potted in greenhouse))
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Georgia
Clarke Co.
Collector
via E. C. Bernard
Date Received
1979 May 09
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Rhodolaimus
stephaniae
Host
(Wood (rotted))
in/on Wood (rotted)
Origin
USA
Georgia
University of Georgia Botanical Garden, Clarke Co.
Collector
via E. C. Bernard
Date Received
1979 May 09
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)