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
Mermithids
sp. (unidentifiable larval)
Host
Aedes
vexans
(Mosquito)
in/on Insect
Origin
USA
Connecticut
New Haven
Collector
via James A. Sheldahl
Date Received
1974 Mar 01
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Perutilimermis
culicis (probably) (larval forms)
Host
Aedes
sollicitans
(Mosquito)
in/on Insect
Origin
USA
Connecticut
New Haven
Collector
via James A. Sheldahl
Date Received
1974 Mar 01
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Neoaplectana
dutkyi (probably)
Host
Vitacea
polistiformis
(Grape root borer)
in/on Insect
Origin
USA
Georgia
In vineyard near Gainesville
Collector
via John All (Athens, GA)
Date Received
1975 Mar 05
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Mermithid
sp. (larval)
Host
Glossina
morsitous
(Fly (TseTse))
in/on Insect
Origin
Zambia
Collector
via S. N. Okiwela
Date Received
1974 Mar 08
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Mermithid
sp. (larval)
Host
Glossina
morsitous
(Fly (TseTse))
in/on Insect
Origin
Zambia
Collector
via S. N. Okiwela
Date Received
1974 Mar 15
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Mermithid
sp.
Host
Heliothis
armigera
(Corn Earworm)
in/on Insect
Origin
Australia
Collector
via Colbran
Date Received
1974 Mar 19
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Meloidogyne
arenaria*
Host
Arachis
hypogaea
(Peanut field)
in/on Root
Origin
USA
North Carolina
Raleigh, North Carolina (greenhouse) (oringinally population No. 156 from Eastern Virginia.)
Collector
via A. C. Triantaphyllou
Date Received
1974 Mar 22
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Mermithids
sp.
Host
Chironomidae
(Midge)
in/on Insect
Origin
Canada
Alberta
Lake George
Collector
via McCauley
Date Received
1974 Mar 27
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Meloidogyne
arenaria thamesi
Host
Coleus
sp.
(Coleus)
in/on Root
Origin
UK (England)
RES greenhouse, Harpenden, Herts.
Collector
via A. R. Stone
Date Collected
1974 Mar 27
Date Received
1974 Apr 02
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Meloidogyne
ethiopica
Host
Lycopersicon
esculentum
(Tomato)
in/on Root/Soil
Origin
UK (England)
RES greenhouse, Harpenden, Herts.
Collector
A. Whitehead via A. R. Stone (Rothamsted)
Date Collected
1974 Mar 27
Date Received
1974 Apr 02
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Neomesomermis
sp. (possibly)
Host
Simulium
damnosum
(Black fly)
in/on Insect
Origin
Africa
Collector
R. F. Myers via Mondet
Date Received
1974 Apr 09
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
No Plant Nematodes
Host
Prunus
sp.
(Cherry (Flowering))
in/on Root
Origin
USA
Maryland
College Park Woods
Collector
A. Morgan Golden
Date Collected
1974 Apr 09
Date Received
1974 Apr 09
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Cryptaphelenchus
sp.
Host
(Beetle (Douglas Fir beetles))
in/on Insect (galleries)
Origin
Mexico
Juantio, Chihuhua
Collector
via M. M. Furnies (USDA, FS, IF & RE Station, Moscow, Idaho)
Date Collected
1974 Mar 14
Date Received
1974 May 03
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Howardula
n. sp.
Host
(Beetle (tobacco flea beetle))
in/on Insect
Origin
USA
North Carolina
USDA, ARS, Tobacco Res. Lab, Oxford
Collector
via K. D. Elsey
Date Received
1974 May 03
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Parasitaphelenchus
sp.
Host
(Beetle (Douglas Fir beetles))
in/on Insect (galleries)
Origin
Mexico
Juantio, Chihuhua
Collector
via M. M. Furnies (USDA, FS, IF & RE Station, Moscow, Idaho)
Date Collected
1974 Mar 14
Date Received
1974 May 03
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Sphaerularid
sp. (free-living)
Host
(Beetle (Douglas Fir beetles))
in/on Insect (galleries)
Origin
Mexico
Juantio, Chihuhua
Collector
via M. M. Furnies (USDA, FS, IF & RE Station, Moscow, Idaho)
Date Collected
1974 Mar 14
Date Received
1974 May 03
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Meloidogyne
incognita group ("Wartelle" Race)
Host
Glycine
max
(Soybean)
in/on Root
Origin
USA
Louisiana
Washington
Collector
Jack Wartel, Jr. via Wray Birchfield
Date Received
1974 May 09
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
No Plant Parasites*
Host
Lycopersicon
esculentum
(Tomato cv Tiny Tim)
in/on Root
Origin
USA
Massachusetts
University of Massachusetts, Walton
Collector
via William J. Manning
Date Received
1974 Apr 23
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Not a nematode
(Nematomorpha)
Host
Blattaria
(Cockroach)
in/on Insect
Origin
USA
Florida
DeBarey
Collector
via A. E. Leonard
Date Received
1974 May 28
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Howardula (probably)
sp.
Host
Oulema
melanopus
(Beetle (cereal leaf beetle))
in/on Insect
Origin
USA
West Virginia
Pleasants Co.
Collector
via Richard H. Foots
Date Received
1974 May 29
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Trichodorus
aequalis
Host
(Unknown Host)
in/on Unknown
Origin
USA
Georgia
Athens
Collector
via Ralph E. Motsinger
Date Received
1974 May 29
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Tylenchus
sp.
Host
(Unknown Host)
in/on Unknown
Origin
USA
Georgia
Athens
Collector
via Ralph E. Motsinger
Date Received
1974 May 29
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Diplogasterid
sp.
Host
Diaprepes
sp.
(Weevil)
in/on Insect
Origin
USA
Florida
Collector
via John O'Bannon
Date Received
1974 Jun 10
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Rhabditis
sp.
Host
Sphenophorus
spp.
(Beetle*)
in/on Insect
Origin
USA
Georgia
Collector
via Wendell Morrill
Date Received
1974 Jun 10
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
No Foliar Nematodes*
Host
Fragaria
sp.
(Strawberry)
in/on Soil
Origin
Italy
Collector
via D. H. Scott (Beltsville)
Date Received
1974 Jun 18
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded