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
Helicotylenchus
sp. (4 females & 5 juveniles)
Host
Elaeagnus
pungens
(Bonasi Trees)
in/on Soil
Origin
Japan
Bicentennial Bonsai trees from Japan (BARC-East, Beltsville, Maryland)
Collector
via W. Friedman
Date Collected
1975 Sep?
Date Received
1976 Jan 29
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
No Nematodes
Host
Fagus
crenata
(Bonasi Trees)
in/on Soil
Origin
Japan
Bicentennial Bonsai trees from Japan (BARC-East, Beltsville, Maryland)
Collector
via W. Friedman
Date Collected
1975 Sep?
Date Received
1976 Jan 29
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
No Nematodes
Host
Fagus
sp.
(Bonasi Trees)
in/on Soil
Origin
Japan
Bicentennial Bonsai trees from Japan (BARC-East, Beltsville, Maryland)
Collector
via W. Friedman
Date Collected
1975 Sep?
Date Received
1976 Jan 29
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
No Nematodes
Host
Ginko
biloba
(Bonasi Trees)
in/on Soil
Origin
Japan
Bicentennial Bonsai trees from Japan (BARC-East, Beltsville, Maryland)
Collector
via W. Friedman
Date Collected
1975 Sep?
Date Received
1976 Jan 29
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
No Nematodes
Host
Ilex
serrata
(Bonasi Trees)
in/on Soil
Origin
Japan
Bicentennial Bonsai trees from Japan (BARC-East, Beltsville, Maryland)
Collector
via W. Friedman
Date Collected
1975 Sep?
Date Received
1976 Jan 29
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
No Nematodes
Host
Juniperus
chinensis
(Bonasi Trees)
in/on Soil
Origin
Japan
Bicentennial Bonsai trees from Japan (BARC-East, Beltsville, Maryland)
Collector
via W. Friedman
Date Collected
1975 Sep?
Date Received
1976 Jan 29
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
No Nematodes
Host
Juniperus
rigida
(Bonasi Trees (2 samples))
in/on Soil
Origin
Japan
Bicentennial Bonsai trees from Japan (BARC-East, Beltsville, Maryland)
Collector
via W. Friedman
Date Collected
1975 Sep?
Date Received
1976 Jan 29
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
No Nematodes
Host
Loropetalum
chinenesis
(Bonasi Trees)
in/on Soil
Origin
Japan
Bicentennial Bonsai trees from Japan (BARC-East, Beltsville, Maryland)
Collector
via W. Friedman
Date Collected
1975 Sep?
Date Received
1976 Jan 29
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
No Nematodes
Host
Picea
jezoensis
(Bonasi Trees)
in/on Soil
Origin
Japan
Bicentennial Bonsai trees from Japan (BARC-East, Beltsville, Maryland)
Collector
via W. Friedman
Date Collected
1975 Sep?
Date Received
1976 Jan 29
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
No Nematodes
Host
Pinus
densiflora
(Bonasi Trees)
in/on Soil
Origin
Japan
Bicentennial Bonsai trees from Japan (BARC-East, Beltsville, Maryland)
Collector
via W. Friedman
Date Collected
1975 Sep?
Date Received
1976 Jan 29
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
No Nematodes
Host
Pinus
pentaphylla
(Bonasi Trees (2 samples))
in/on Soil
Origin
Japan
Bicentennial Bonsai trees from Japan (BARC-East, Beltsville, Maryland)
Collector
via W. Friedman
Date Collected
1975 Sep?
Date Received
1976 Jan 29
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Trophotylenchus (or Tylenchulus )
sp. (males & juveniles)
Host
Acer
sp.
(Bonasi Trees)
in/on Soil
Origin
Japan
Bicentennial Bonsai trees from Japan (BARC-East, Beltsville, Maryland)
Collector
via W. Friedman
Date Collected
1975 Sep?
Date Received
1976 Jan 29
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
No Nematodes
Host
Pinus
pentaphylla var. himekonatsa
(Bonasi Trees)
in/on Soil
Origin
Japan
Bicentennial Bonsai trees from Japan (BARC-East, Beltsville, Maryland)
Collector
via W. Friedman
Date Collected
1975 Sep?
Date Received
1976 Jan 29
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
No Nematodes
Host
Pinus
thunbergi
(Bonasi Trees)
in/on Soil
Origin
Japan
Bicentennial Bonsai trees from Japan (BARC-East, Beltsville, Maryland)
Collector
via W. Friedman
Date Collected
1975 Sep?
Date Received
1976 Jan 29
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
No Nematodes
Host
Rhododendron
kaempferi
(Bonasi Trees)
in/on Soil
Origin
Japan
Bicentennial Bonsai trees from Japan (BARC-East, Beltsville, Maryland)
Collector
via W. Friedman
Date Collected
1975 Sep?
Date Received
1976 Jan 29
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
No Nematodes
Host
Rhododendron
lateritium
(Bonasi Trees (5 specimens))
in/on Soil
Origin
Japan
Bicentennial Bonsai trees from Japan (BARC-East, Beltsville, Maryland)
Collector
via W. Friedman
Date Collected
1975 Sep?
Date Received
1976 Jan 29
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
No Nematodes
Host
Stewartia
monadolpha
(Bonasi Trees)
in/on Soil
Origin
Japan
Bicentennial Bonsai trees from Japan (BARC-East, Beltsville, Maryland)
Collector
via W. Friedman
Date Collected
1975 Sep?
Date Received
1976 Jan 29
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
No Nematodes
Host
Taxus
cuspidata
(Bonasi Trees)
in/on Soil
Origin
Japan
Bicentennial Bonsai trees from Japan (BARC-East, Beltsville, Maryland)
Collector
via W. Friedman
Date Collected
1975 Sep?
Date Received
1976 Jan 29
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
No Nematodes
Host
Tsuga
sieboldii
(Bonasi Trees)
in/on Soil
Origin
Japan
Bicentennial Bonsai trees from Japan (BARC-East, Beltsville, Maryland)
Collector
via W. Friedman
Date Collected
1975 Sep?
Date Received
1976 Jan 29
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
No Nematodes
Host
Ulmus
sp.
(Bonasi Trees)
in/on Soil
Origin
Japan
Bicentennial Bonsai trees from Japan (BARC-East, Beltsville, Maryland)
Collector
via W. Friedman
Date Collected
1975 Sep?
Date Received
1976 Jan 29
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
No Nematodes
Host
Zelkova
serrata
(Bonasi Trees)
in/on Soil
Origin
Japan
Bicentennial Bonsai trees from Japan (BARC-East, Beltsville, Maryland)
Collector
via W. Friedman
Date Collected
1975 Sep?
Date Received
1976 Jan 29
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Scutellonema
sp. (3 females & 1 juvenile)
Host
Ginko
biloba
(Bonasi Trees)
in/on Soil
Origin
Japan
Bicentennial Bonsai trees from Japan (BARC-East, Beltsville, Maryland)
Collector
via W. Friedman
Date Collected
1975 Sep?
Date Received
1976 Jan 29
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Pratylenchus
sp. (5 females, 6 males & several juveniles)
Host
Hamamelis
japonica
(Bonasi Trees)
in/on Soil
Origin
Japan
Bicentennial Bonsai trees from Japan (BARC-East, Beltsville, Maryland)
Collector
via W. Friedman
Date Collected
1975 Sep?
Date Received
1976 Jan 29
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Pratylenchus
sp. (8 juveniles)
Host
Acer
sp.
(Bonasi Trees)
in/on Soil
Origin
Japan
Bicentennial Bonsai trees from Japan (BARC-East, Beltsville, Maryland)
Collector
via W. Friedman
Date Collected
1975 Sep?
Date Received
1976 Jan 29
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Pratylenchus
sp. (1 female & 2 juveniles)
Host
Camellia
japonica
(Bonasi Trees)
in/on Soil
Origin
Japan
Bicentennial Bonsai trees from Japan (BARC-East, Beltsville, Maryland)
Collector
via W. Friedman
Date Collected
1975 Sep?
Date Received
1976 Jan 29
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded