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
Diplogasterids
sp.
Host
Heliothis
subflexa
in/on Insect (pupae)
Origin
USA
Mississippi
Stoneville
Collector
via Earl A. Stadelbacher
Date Collected
1977 Mar 11
Date Received
1978 Feb 09
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Mermis
nigrescens
Host
Eirenephilus
longipennis
(Grasshopper)
in/on Insect
Origin
Japan
Jyozankei, Hokkaido
Collector
via Paul W. Schaefer
Date Collected
1976 Jul 07-20
Date Received
1978 Feb 09
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Mermithid
sp. (larva)
Host
(Slug)
in/on Gastropod
Origin
Guatemala
Santa Lucia, Central America via Managua, Nicaragua
Collector
via Arnoldus van Huis
Date Collected
1977 Oct
Date Received
1978 Feb 09
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Mermithid
sp. (larvae)
Host
Lygus
spp.
in/on Insect
Origin
Austria
Pischelsdord & Grabensee
Collector
via R. W. Fuester
Date Collected
1977 Apr 12
Date Received
1978 Feb 09
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Mermithid
sp. (larvae)
Host
Diatraea
spp.
in/on Insect
Origin
Bolivia
via Insect Identification & Beneficial Insect Introduction Inst., BARC, Maryland
Collector
Charles R. Ward via Lloyd Knutson
Date Collected
1977 May?
Date Received
1978 Feb 09
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Mermithid
sp. (third stage larva)
Host
Oulema
melanopus
(Beetle (cereal leaf beetle))
in/on Insect
Origin
USA
West Virginia
Pleasants Co.
Collector
via Vera E. Montgomery
Date Collected
1977 May 24
Date Received
1978 Feb 09
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Octomyomermis
itascensis (probably)
Host
(Unknown Host)
in/on Water*
Origin
USA
Maryland
Wye Mills
Collector
via David C. Ruhl
Date Collected
1977 Jun
Date Received
1978 Feb 09
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Not a nematode
(Oligochaeta)
Host
Lycopersicon
esculentum
(Tomato)
in/on Root
Origin
USA
Colorado
Palisade
Collector
via Lloyd Knutson
Date Collected
1977 Sep?
Date Received
1978 Feb 09
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Protylenchus
sp. (probably) (Sphaerulariid type)
Host
Heteroceridae
(Beetle)
in/on Insect
Origin
USA
Oklahoma
Norman
Collector
via Tohko Kaufmann
Date Collected
1977 Aug?
Date Received
1978 Feb 09
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Reesimermis
nielseni?
Host
(Mosquito in paddy fields)
in/on Insect (larvae)
Origin
India
Pondicherry
Vector Control Research Centre
Collector
via P. K. Rajagopalan
Date Received
1978 Feb 09
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Rhabditidae
Host
Diatraea
lineolata
(Corn stem borer)
in/on Insect
Origin
Nicaragua
Managua
Collector
via Arnoldus van Huis
Date Collected
1977 Oct
Date Received
1978 Feb 09
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Rhabditid
sp. (bacteria feeders)
Host
Musca
domestica
(House fly)
in/on Insect
Origin
India
Karnataka
Bangalore
Collector
via T. Sakaran
Date Received
1978 Feb 09
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Rhabditid
sp. (larva)
Host
Colletes
validus
(Bee)
in/on Insect (In gland of sting apparatus)
Origin
USA
Maryland
Beltsville, BARC-East, Beneficial Insect Intro. Lab.
Collector
via Suzanne Batra
Date Collected
1977 Apr?
Date Received
1978 Feb 09
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Thelastoma
sp. (near rotustum)
Host
Cotinis
nitida
(Beetle (June Beetle))
in/on Insect (larvae)
Origin
USA
Georgia
Tifton (Suppression test of June beetles of SE pasture)
Collector
via Paul B. Martin
Date Received
1978 Feb 09
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Helicotylenchus
dihystera
Host
Glycine
max
(Soybean var. Essex)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Maryland
Beltsville, BARC-West, Greenhouse (Originally from Wye Institute, Eastern Shore, Maryland)
Collector
R. Rebois & J. Eldridge
Date Received
1978 Feb 22
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Pratylenchus
agilis
Host
Glycine
max
(Soybean var. Essex)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Maryland
Beltsville, BARC-West, Greenhouse (Originally from Wye Institute, Eastern Shore, Maryland)
Collector
R. Rebois & J. Eldridge
Date Received
1978 Feb 22
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Pratylenchus
agilis
Host
Zea
mays
(Corn)
in/on Root
Origin
USA
Maryland
Beltsville, BARC-West, Greenhouse (Originally from Wye Institute, Eastern Shore, Maryland)
Collector
R. Rebois, J. Eldridge
Date Received
1978 Feb 22
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Pratylenchus
coffeae
Host
Zea
mays
(Corn)
in/on Root
Origin
USA
Maryland
Beltsville, BARC-West, Greenhouse (Originally from Wye Institute, Eastern Shore, Maryland)
Collector
R. Rebois, J. Eldridge
Date Received
1978 Feb 22
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Pratylenchus
hexincisus
Host
Zea
mays
(Corn)
in/on Root
Origin
USA
Maryland
Beltsville, BARC-West, Greenhouse (Originally from Wye Institute, Eastern Shore, Maryland)
Collector
R. Rebois, J. Eldridge
Date Received
1978 Feb 22
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Pratylenchus
penetrans
Host
Zea
mays
(Corn)
in/on Root
Origin
USA
Maryland
Beltsville, BARC-West, Greenhouse (Originally from Wye Institute, Eastern Shore, Maryland)
Collector
R. Rebois, J. Eldridge
Date Received
1978 Feb 22
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Pratylenchus
scribneri (possible)
Host
Zea
mays
(Corn)
in/on Root
Origin
USA
Maryland
Beltsville, BARC-West, Greenhouse (Originally from Wye Institute, Eastern Shore, Maryland)
Collector
R. Rebois, J. Eldridge
Date Received
1978 Feb 22
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Pratylenchus
zeae
Host
Zea
mays
(Corn)
in/on Root
Origin
USA
Maryland
Beltsville, BARC-West, Greenhouse (Originally from Wye Institute, Eastern Shore, Maryland)
Collector
R. Rebois, J. Eldridge
Date Received
1978 Feb 22
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Heterodera
punctata
Host
(Grass -pasture plots)
in/on Root
Origin
USA
South Dakota
Cottonwood
Collector
M. Endwoldsen via James D. Smolik
Date Collected
1964 Jun 25-27
Date Received
1978 Mar 29
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
No Root-Knot Nematodes
Host
Malus
sp.
(Crabapple)
in/on Root (galled)
Origin
USA
Maryland
Glenn Dale
Collector
via Roland Jefferson (National Arboretum, Phone: 399-5400)
Date Received
1978 Apr 11
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
No Root-Knot Nematodes
Host
Malus
sp.
(Apple)
in/on Root
Origin
USA
Maryland
Beltsville, BARC-West
Collector
A. M. Golden
Date Collected
1978 May 04
Date Received
1978 May 04
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded