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
Scutellonema
africanum
Host
Pueraria
sp.
(Groundcover)
in/on Soil
Origin
Mozambique
(South East Africa)
Collector
via J. J. Smit
Date Received
1971 Feb 17
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Atalodera
ucri
Host
Haplopappus
palmari
in/on Root/Soil
Origin
USA
California
Eastern part of University of California campus, Riverside
Collector
W. M. Wouts via W. M. Wouts
Date Collected
1969 Mar 26 & Apr 14
Date Received
1971 Mar 08
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Sarisodera
hydrophila
Host
Salix
lasiolepis
(Willow)
in/on Root/Soil
Origin
USA
California
Arroyo River, 12 miles East of Temecula, Riverside Co.
Collector
W. M. Wouts via W. M. Wouts
Date Collected
1969 Jun 28, Jul 19 & Aug 26
Date Received
1971 Mar 08
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Actinolaimus
tripapillatus
Host
(Typha Swamp)
in/on Swamp
Origin
Suriname
Paramaribo
Collector
J. van der Land via P. A. A. Loof
Date Collected
1967 Feb & Mar
Date Received
1971 Mar 17
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Prodorylaimus
hamatus
Host
(Typha Swamp)
in/on Swamp
Origin
Suriname
Paramaribo
Collector
J. van der Land via P. A. A. Loof
Date Collected
1967 Feb & Mar
Date Received
1971 Mar 17
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Aporcelaimellus
sp.
Host
(Ditch)
in/on Ditch
Origin
Suriname
Paramaribo
Collector
J. van der Land via P. A. A. Loof
Date Collected
1967 Feb & Mar
Date Received
1971 Mar 17
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Tobrilus
vicinus
Host
(Ditch)
in/on Ditch
Origin
Suriname
Paramaribo
Collector
J. van der Land via P. A. A. Loof
Date Collected
1967 Feb & Mar
Date Received
1971 Mar 17
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Cervidellus
serratus
Host
Poa
alpina vivipara
in/on Soil
Origin
Netherlands
Ny Alesund, Spitzbergen
Collector
N. van Rossen via P. A. A. Loof
Date Received
1971 Mar 17
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Ereptonema
arcticum
Host
Poa
alpina vivipara
in/on Soil
Origin
Netherlands
Ny Alesund, Spitzbergen
Collector
N. van Rossen via P. A. A. Loof
Date Received
1971 Mar 17
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Plectus
sp. (parvus?)
Host
Poa
alpina vivipara
in/on Soil
Origin
Netherlands
Ny Alesund, Spitzbergen
Collector
N. van Rossen via P. A. A. Loof
Date Received
1971 Mar 17
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Chiloplacus
saccatus
Host
Poa
alpina vivipara
in/on Soil
Origin
Netherlands
Ny Alesund, Spitzbergen
Collector
N. van Rossen via P. A. A. Loof
Date Received
1971 Mar 17
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Panagrolaimus
sp. (rigidus?)
Host
Poa
alpina vivipara
in/on Soil
Origin
Netherlands
Ny Alesund, Spitzbergen
Collector
N. van Rossen via P. A. A. Loof
Date Received
1971 Mar 17
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Chronogaster
serrulata
Host
(Swamp)
in/on Swamp
Origin
Suriname
Paramaribo
Collector
J. van der Land via P. A. A. Loof
Date Collected
1967 Feb & Mar
Date Received
1971 Mar 17
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Idiodorylaimus
annulatiformis
Host
(Swamp (small marsh))
in/on Swamp
Origin
Suriname
Lelydorf
Collector
J. van der Land via P. A. A. Loof
Date Collected
1967 Feb & Mar
Date Received
1971 Mar 17
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Nothactinolaimus
lacustris
Host
(Pond)
in/on Pond
Origin
Suriname
In forest between Onverwacht & Zanderij
Collector
J. van der Land via P. A. A. Loof
Date Collected
1967 Feb & Mar
Date Received
1971 Mar 17
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Panagrolaimus
papillosus
Host
(Soil (warm) between stones)
in/on Soil (warm)
Origin
Netherlands
Blomstrandhalvoya, Spitzbergen (5m above sea level)
Collector
H. van Rossen via P. A. A. Loof
Date Received
1971 Mar 17
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Paratrophurus
lobatus
Host
Citrus
paradisi
(Grapefruit)
in/on Soil
Origin
Sudan
Gezira
Collector
via P. A. A. Loof
Date Received
1971 Mar 17
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Pratylenchus
sudanensis
Host
Gossypium
barbadense
(Cotton)
in/on Soil
Origin
Sudan
Gezira region
Collector
via P. A. A. Loof
Date Received
1971 Mar 17
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Prodorylaimus
depressus
Host
(Swamp Creek)
in/on Swamp Creek
Origin
Suriname
Onverwacht
Collector
J. van der Land via P. A. A. Loof
Date Collected
1967 Feb & Mar
Date Received
1971 Mar 17
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Tobrilus
longiformis
Host
(Swamp Creek)
in/on Swamp Creek
Origin
Suriname
Onverwacht
Collector
J. van der Land via P. A. A. Loof
Date Collected
1967 Feb & Mar
Date Received
1971 Mar 17
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Xiphinema
simillimum
Host
Citrus
sinensis
in/on Soil
Origin
Sudan
Gezira
Collector
via P. A. A. Loof
Date Received
1971 Mar 17
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Heterodera
graminophila
Host
Echinochloa
colonum
(Barnyard grass)
in/on Root/Soil
Origin
USA
Louisiana
5 km West of St. Joseph (subsequently grown in greenhouse culture at Baton Rouge, LA)
Collector
Wray Birchfield via Wray Birchfield
Date Collected
1971 Apr 01
Date Received
1971 Apr 07
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Vials
Nematode
Sicaguttur
sartum
Host
Citrus
nobilis
(Citrus)
in/on Soil
Origin
Sudan
Abu Naama, Central Sudan (northern fung area)
Collector
El-Tigani M. El-amin via M. R. Siddiqi
Date Received
1971 Apr 14
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Heterodera
achilleae
Host
Achillea
millefolium
(Yarrow)
in/on Root/Soil
Origin
Yugoslavia
near Fojniva, Republic of Bosnia, Sarajevo (subsequently grown in greenhouse culture at Sarajevo, Bosnia, Yugoslavia)
Collector
Olga Klindic via Olga Klindic
Date Collected
1971 Apr 15
Date Received
1971 Apr 22
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Vials
Nematode
Nothacrobeles
lepidus
Host
Euphoria
sp.
in/on Soil (sandy-stream bed)
Origin
India
Rajasthan
54 miles east of Jaipur
Collector
D. J. Raski & G. Swarup via E. M. Noffsinger
Date Collected
1963 Feb 14
Date Received
1971 May 28
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)