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
Discocriconemella
retroversa
Host
(Pasoh Forest)
in/on Soil
Origin
Malaysia
Negeri Sembilan
Collector
via M. R. Sauer
Date Collected
1973 Aug 08
Date Received
1975 Apr 15
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Helicotylenchus
paracanalis
Host
(Pasoh Forest)
in/on Soil
Origin
Malaysia
Negeri Sembilan
Collector
via M. R. Sauer
Date Collected
1973 Aug 08
Date Received
1975 Apr 15
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Helicotylenchus
pasohi
Host
(Pasoh Forest)
in/on Soil
Origin
Malaysia
Negeri Sembilan
Collector
via M. R. Sauer
Date Collected
1973 Aug 08
Date Received
1975 Apr 15
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Hemicycliophora
belemnis
Host
Carica
papaya
(Papaya)
in/on Soil
Origin
Mauritania
Perimetre maracher de Nouakchott
Collector
M. Luc & C. Netscher via R. Fortuner
Date Collected
1971 Jun
Date Received
1975 May 05
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Hemicycliophora
belemnis
Host
Portulaca
sp.
in/on Soil
Origin
Mauritania
Perimetre maracher de Nouakchott
Collector
M. Luc & C. Netscher via R. Fortuner
Date Collected
1971 Jun
Date Received
1975 May 05
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Hemicycliophora
diolaensis
Host
Oryza
sativa
(Rice)
in/on Soil
Origin
Senegal
6 km, route de Oussouge a Elinkine, Casamance
Collector
via R. Fortuner
Date Collected
1971 Dec
Date Received
1975 May 05
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Hemicycliophora
straturata
Host
Arachis
hypogaea
(Peanut)
in/on Soil
Origin
Haute-Volta
Station IRHO, Niangoloko
Collector
G. Germani via R. Fortuner
Date Received
1975 May 05
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Hoplolaimus
clarissimus
Host
Oryza
sativa
(Rice (Racines de Riz))
in/on Soil
Origin
Senegal
Sare Yoba Diega, Champ de M. Doubaba, Casamance
Collector
via R. Fortuner
Date Collected
1972 Aug 25
Date Received
1975 May 05
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Pratylenchus
sefaensis
Host
Zea
mays
(Racines de Mais*)
in/on Soil
Origin
Senegal
Station Experimental IRAT, Sefa
Collector
via R. Fortuner
Date Collected
1970 Oct
Date Received
1975 May 05
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Tylenchorhynchus
gladiolatus
Host
Oryza
sativa
(Rice fields* (var. I Kong-Pao))
in/on Soil
Origin
Senegal
Station Experimental IRAT, Sefa
Collector
via R. Fortuner
Date Collected
1972 Aug 22
Date Received
1975 May 05
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Aphasmatylenchus
straturatus
Host
Arachis
hypogaea
(Peanut)
in/on Soil
Origin
Haute-Volta
IRHO Station, Niangoloko, Haute-Volta, West Africa
Collector
via G. Germani
Date Received
1975 May 12
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Vials
Nematode
Radopholus
magniglans
Host
Eucalyptus
sp.
(Eucalyptus)
in/on Soil
Origin
Australia
South Australia
Bank of river, Onkaparinga river (above mylor)
Collector
S. D. van Gundy via S. A. Sher
Date Collected
1965 Nov 03
Date Received
1975 May 12
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Radopholus
nativus
Host
(Plants (native)*)
in/on Soil
Origin
New Zealand
South Island: Porters Pass (3100') about 10 miles W of Springfield
Collector
W. C. Clark via S. A. Sher
Date Collected
1958 Mar 29
Date Received
1975 May 12
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Radopholus
nigeriensis
Host
(Grasses*)
in/on Soil (sandy loam)
Origin
Nigeria
3 mile marker S of Igbo-ora, Ibadan Province, Western Nigeria
Collector
F. E. Caveness via S. A. Sher
Date Received
1975 May 12
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Radopholus
rotundisemenus
Host
Eucalyptus
sp.
(Eucalyptus)
in/on Soil (in native habitat) (Bakers)
Origin
Australia
Victoria
Tyrendarra East
Collector
S. D. van Gundy via S. A. Sher
Date Collected
1966 May 21
Date Received
1975 May 12
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Radopholus
trilineatus
Host
Eucalyptus
sp.
(Eucalyptus)
in/on Soil
Origin
Australia
New South Wales
Bank of Scrubby Creek, near Narraba, Narranbarba
Collector
S. D. van Gundy via S. A. Sher
Date Collected
1966 May 19
Date Received
1975 May 12
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Radopholus
vangundyi
Host
Eucalyptus
sp.
(Eucalyptus)
in/on Soil
Origin
Australia
Victoria
Bank of Mt. Williams River near Dadswell bridge
Collector
S. D. van Gundy via S. A. Sher
Date Collected
1966 Feb 20
Date Received
1975 May 12
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Radopholus
vertexplanus
Host
Eucalyptus
sp.
(Eucalyptus)
in/on Soil
Origin
Australia
Victoria
Tyrendarra East
Collector
S. D. van Gundy via S. A. Sher
Date Collected
1966 May 21
Date Received
1975 May 12
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Hypsoperine
spartinae
Host
Spartina
alterniflora
(Smooth Cordgrass)
in/on Root
Origin
USA
South Carolina
Banks of Long Branch Creek East of Vegetable Breeding Lab farm, 2 miles SW of city limits of Charleston
Collector
George J. Rau & George Fassuliotis via George Fassuliotis
Date Collected
1962 Aug 12
Date Received
1975 May 23
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Vials
Nematode
Heterodera
amaranthi
Host
Amaranthus
viridis
in/on Root
Origin
Cuba
Torrenos de instittuo de Investigations, Tropicales, Santiago de las Vegas, Habana
Collector
Docho Stoyanov via A. C. Tarjan
Date Collected
1971 Sep 30
Date Received
1975 Jun 05
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Vials
Nematode
Meloidogyne
incognita wartellei
Host
Glycine
max
(Soybean (Bragg & Lee))
in/on Root/Soil
Origin
USA
Louisiana
St. Landry Parish, Washington (subsequently grown on soybean in an isolated growth chamber in Beltsville, MD)
Collector
via Wray Birchfield
Date Collected
1975 Nov 06 & 1978 Oct 19
Date Received
1975 May 30
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Vials
Nematode
Longidorus
euonymus
Host
Euonymus
europaeus
(Spindle tree)
in/on Soil
Origin
Czechoslovakia
Ivanka pri Dunaji
Collector
V. R. Mali via David Hooper
Date Received
1975 Jun 27
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Chromonema
heliothidis
Host
Heliothis
zea
(Earworm (Corn earworm))
in/on Insect
Origin
USA
North Carolina
Clayton
Collector
via Akbar Khan
Date Collected
1971 (fall)
Date Received
1975 Jul 18
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Meloidoderita
polygoni
Host
Polygonum
hydropiperoides
(Smartweed)
in/on Root
Origin
USA
Maryland
Beltsville
Collector
A. M. Golden, Donna Ellington & Paula Crowley via A. M. Golden
Date Collected
1975 Jul 23
Date Received
1975 Jul 23
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Vials
Nematode
Helicotylenchus
girus
Host
Prunus
armeniaca
(Apricot)
in/on Soil
Origin
India
Himachal Pradesh
Bakrata Hills, Dalhousie
Collector
via A. R. Seshadri
Date Collected
1972 Jul
Date Received
1975 Sep 04
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)