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
Hemicycliophora
ferrisae
Host
(Unknown tree)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Michigan
Sanford Wood Lot, Michigan State University Campus, East Lansing
Collector
John & Virginia Ferris via M. W. Brzeski
Date Collected
1966 Nov 02
Date Received
1974 Oct 30
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Hemicycliophora
iwia
Host
Prunus
persica
(Peach)
in/on Soil
Origin
Australia
New South Wales
Boeil Creek near Dareton
Collector
via M. W. Brzeski
Date Received
1974 Oct 30
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Hemicycliophora
raskii
Host
Prunus
amygdalus
(Almond)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
California
Oakley
Collector
B. F. Lownsbery via M. W. Brzeski
Date Collected
1961 Oct 09
Date Received
1974 Oct 30
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Hemicycliophora
saueri
Host
Citrus
sp.
in/on Soil
Origin
Australia
Victoria
West Merbein
Collector
M. R. Sauer via M. W. Brzeski
Date Collected
1958 Sep
Date Received
1974 Oct 30
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Heterodera
hordecalis
Host
Hordeum
vulgare
(Barley)
in/on Root/Soil
Origin
Sweden
S. Ossjo, Skanes Fagerhult (cultured on barley at Akarp, Sweden)
Collector
via Stig Andersson
Date Collected
1970
Date Received
1974 Nov 25
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Vials
Nematode
Tylenchorhynchus
aspericutis
Host
Proboscidea
sp.
(Unicorn plant)
in/on Soil
Origin
Mexico
Gallego, Chihuahua
Collector
via Natalie Knobloch
Date Collected
1974 Sep 15
Date Received
1974 Dec 30
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Gracilacus
latescens
Host
Prosopis
sp.
(Mesquite)
in/on Root
Origin
USA
Texas
Weslaco
Collector
via C. M. Heald
Date Received
1973 Jan 22
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Vials
Nematode
Helicotylenchus
craigi
Host
(Grass (Pasture grass))
in/on Soil
Origin
Mexico
60 miles South of Zacatecas, Zac. on Highway 45
Collector
via Natalie Knobloch
Date Collected
1970 Aug
Date Received
1973 Feb 12
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Heterodera
sp.
Host
(Grass (Pasture grass))
in/on Soil
Origin
Mexico
60 miles South, Highway 45, Zacatecas
Collector
via Natalie Knobloch
Date Collected
1970 Aug
Date Received
1973 Feb 12
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Quinisulcius
obregonus
Host
(Grass (Pasture grass))
in/on Soil
Origin
Mexico
Ciudad Obregon, Sonora
Collector
via Natalie Knobloch
Date Collected
1971 Sep 01
Date Received
1973 Feb 12
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Tylenchorhynchus
mexicanus
Host
Phaseolus
sp.
(Green bean)
in/on Soil
Origin
Mexico
near Zimatlan, Oaxaca
Collector
via Natalie Knobloch
Date Collected
1970 Aug 21
Date Received
1973 Feb 12
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Antarctylus
humus
Host
Metrosideros
robusta
(Rata forest)
in/on Soil (peat)
Origin
New Zealand
Leander Cove, North Arm, Courtly Harbour, Auckland Island (50 31'S Lat., 166 19'W Long.)
Collector
via S. A. Sher
Date Collected
1963 Aug 22?
Date Received
1973 Feb 26
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Reesimermis
muspratti
Host
Aedes
sp.
(Abdominal haemocoele or thorax*)
in/on Insect
Origin
Zambia
Livingston (elevation 3000 ft., collected from tree-holes, part. from Ricinodendron rautanenii, Mungongo or Mwangwamui tree, 1945-1965.) (Cultured in Liverpool, England by W. W. MacDonald & collected 2/8/73.)
Collector
J. Muspratt via W. W. MacDonald
Date Collected
1973 Feb 03
Date Received
1973 Feb 26
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Reesimermis
muspratti
Host
Culex
sp.
(Abdominal haemocoele or thorax*)
in/on Insect
Origin
Zambia
Livingston (elevation 3000 ft., collected from tree-holes, part. from Ricinodendron rautanenii, Mungongo or Mwangwamui tree, 1945-1965.) (Cultured in Liverpool, England by W. W. MacDonald & collected 2/8/73.)
Collector
J. Muspratt via W. W. MacDonald
Date Collected
1973 Feb 03
Date Received
1973 Feb 26
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Nothocriconema
psammophilum
Host
Festuca
vaginata
(Plant material & soil in sand dunes*)
in/on Soil
Origin
Yugoslavia
Volovska Pass, Veliki Vejac, Deliblato Sand
Collector
D. Krnjaic via P. A. A. Loof
Date Received
1973 Apr 12
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Tobriloides
choii
Host
Diospyros
kaki
(Persimmon (Kaki))
in/on Soil (clay)
Origin
South Korea
Bok-Hean Dong, Province of Kyung-Pook, City of Taegu
Collector
Y. E. Choi via P. A. A. Loof
Date Collected
1968 Dec
Date Received
1973 Apr 12
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Trichodorus
hooperi
Host
(Woodland (mixed conifer)*)
in/on Soil (sandy loam)
Origin
UK (England)
Plympton wood, Plymouth, Devon
Collector
via P. A. A. Loof
Date Received
1973 Apr 12
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Zelandodera
coxi
Host
Metrosideros
robusta
(Rata)
in/on Root/Soil
Origin
New Zealand
Approx. 20 miles NE of Dargaville, Waimatenui District
Collector
J. M. Cox via W. M. Wouts
Date Collected
1971 Jul 05
Date Received
1973 Apr 24
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Zelandodera
nothophagi
Host
Nothophagus
solandri var. solandri
in/on Root/Soil
Origin
New Zealand
Eves Valley near Bridgewater, Nelson District
Collector
M. G. Hurst via W. M. Wouts
Date Collected
1971 Jul 01
Date Received
1973 Apr 24
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Zelandodera
podocarpi
Host
Podocarpus
totara
(Totara (Snowdon's Bush))
in/on Root/Soil
Origin
New Zealand
Bridgewater, Nelson District
Collector
M. G. Hurst via W. M. Wouts
Date Collected
1971 Jul 01
Date Received
1973 Apr 24
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Falcihasta
tropica
Host
Metrosideros
sp.
(Ferns & mosses*)
in/on Soil
Origin
New Hebrides
Aneityum Island
Collector
The Royal Society & Percy Sladen Expedition to the New Hebrides, 1971 via Gregor W. Yeates
Date Collected
1971 Jul 21
Date Received
1973 May 29
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Paratylenchus
gabrici
Host
(Montaine rain forest*)
in/on Soil
Origin
New Hebrides
1325m above sea level on main ridge running from Nokowola to summit of Mt. Tabwemasana, Central Espritu Santo
Collector
The Royal Society & Percy Sladen Expedition to the New Hebrides, 1971 via Gregor W. Yeates
Date Collected
1971 Sep 04
Date Received
1973 May 29
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Criconemoides
inusitatus
Host
Tilia
americana
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Iowa
Located on NW border of the Iowa State University Campus, Pammel Woods, Ames
Collector
via John K. Hoffman
Date Collected
1972 Jun 02
Date Received
1973 Jul 11
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Discocriconemella
inaratus
Host
(Grass (identified))
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Iowa
Kalsow Prairie, Pocahontas Co.
Collector
via John K. Hoffman
Date Collected
1970 Jun 06
Date Received
1973 Jul 11
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Apratylenchoides
belli
Host
Atriplex
confertifolia
(Shadscale)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Utah
1 mile South of Fairfield, Cedar Valley
Collector
A. H. Bell via S. A. Sher
Date Collected
1970 May 10
Date Received
1973 Aug 23
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)