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
Pratylenchus
vulnus*
Host
Prunus
persica
(Peach)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Georgia
Byron (Peach Irrigation Test)
Collector
via E. J. Wehunt
Date Received
1979 Jun 07
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Pratylenchus
zeae
Host
Carya
illinoensis
(Pecan Orchard)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Georgia
Albany (Intercropping Test in a Pecan Orchard.)
Collector
via E. J. Wehunt
Date Received
1979 Jun 07
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Trichodorus
christiei
Host
Carya
illinoensis
(Pecan Orchard)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Georgia
Albany (Intercropping Test in a Pecan Orchard.)
Collector
via E. J. Wehunt
Date Received
1979 Jun 07
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Aphelenchus
sp.
Host
(Soil)
in/on Soil
Origin
Chile
Sede Arica
Collector
via Pedro Gallo D.
Date Received
1979 Jun 08
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Helicotylenchus
sp.
Host
(Soil)
in/on Soil
Origin
Chile
Sede Arica
Collector
via Pedro Gallo D.
Date Received
1979 Jun 08
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Heterodera
sp. (larvae)
Host
(Soil)
in/on Soil
Origin
Chile
Sede Arica
Collector
via Pedro Gallo D.
Date Received
1979 Jun 08
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Meloidogyne
sp. (larvae)
Host
(Soil)
in/on Soil
Origin
Chile
Sede Arica
Collector
via Pedro Gallo D.
Date Received
1979 Jun 08
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Tylenchorhynchus
sp. (1)
Host
(Soil)
in/on Soil
Origin
Chile
Sede Arica
Collector
via Pedro Gallo D.
Date Received
1979 Jun 08
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Tylenchus
sp.
Host
(Soil)
in/on Soil
Origin
Chile
Sede Arica
Collector
via Pedro Gallo D.
Date Received
1979 Jun 08
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Xiphinema
americanum complex (1)
Host
(Soil)
in/on Soil
Origin
Chile
Sede Arica
Collector
via Pedro Gallo D.
Date Received
1979 Jun 08
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Xiphinema
sp. (larvae)
Host
(Soil)
in/on Soil
Origin
Chile
Sede Arica
Collector
via Pedro Gallo D.
Date Received
1979 Jun 08
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Tylenchorhynchus
claytoni (3 adults)
Host
Zea
mays
(Corn)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Alabama
via Tifton, Georgia
Collector
via A. W. Johnson
Date Received
1979 Jun 12
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Meloidogyne
hapla
Host
Daucus
carota
(Carrot)
in/on Root
Origin
USA
California
Salinas
Collector
via Arnold Steele
Date Received
1979 Jun 22
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Meloidogyne
sp.
Host
Gardenia
sp.
(Gardenia)
in/on Root
Origin
USA
Maryland
Hyattsville
Collector
via Debbie Ott
Date Collected
1979 Jun 25
Date Received
1979 Jun 25
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Panagrellus
n. sp. (probably)
Host
(Pig)
in/on Mammal (Small Intestine)
Origin
USA
Georgia
Tifton (Animal Parasite Research Laboratory)
Collector
via G. G. Marti
Date Received
1979 Aug 27
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Tylenchorhynchus
claytoni
Host
(Unknown Host)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Georgia
Tifton
Collector
via N. A. Minton
Date Received
1979 Aug 28
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
No Pratylenchus
Host
Arachis
hypogaea
(Peanut)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Georgia
Tifton
Collector
via A. W. Johnson
Date Received
1979 Sep 12
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Meloidogyne
arenaria
Host
Glycine
max
(Soybean (Centennial))
in/on Root/Soil
Origin
USA
Alabama
Auburn
Collector
via Peggy King
Date Received
1979 Sep 13
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Thripenema
fuscum
Host
Frankliniella
fusca
(Thrips (Tobacco) from peanut*)
in/on Insect (abdominal cavity)
Origin
USA
Florida
Marianna, Jackson Co.
Collector
via C. Tipping
Date Collected
1995 & 1996 (summers)
Date Received
1998 Sep 08
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Meloidogyne
n. sp.
Host
Solanum
tuberosum
(Potato var. Griggs)
in/on Root/Soil
Origin
USA
Washington
near Quincy
Collector
via John H. O'Bannon
Date Received
1979 Oct 09
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Unknown Nematodes
Host
(Beetles in stored grain)
in/on Insect
Origin
Egypt
Cairo, Plant Protection Institute
Collector
via Hanaa Wasly Azer
Date Received
1979 Oct 18
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Meloidogyne
chitwoodi
Host
Solanum
tuberosum
(Potato)
in/on Root
Origin
USA
Idaho
Bingham Co.
Collector
via Art Finley (University of Idaho)
Date Collected
1979 Oct
Date Received
1979 Oct 22
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Meloidogyne
chitwoodi
Host
Solanum
tuberosum
(Potato)
in/on Root
Origin
USA
Idaho
Booneville Co.
Collector
via Art Finley (University of Idaho)
Date Collected
1979 Oct
Date Received
1979 Oct 22
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Meloidogyne
chitwoodi
Host
Solanum
tuberosum
(Potato)
in/on Root
Origin
USA
Idaho
Canyon Co.
Collector
via Art Finley (University of Idaho)
Date Collected
1979 Oct
Date Received
1979 Oct 22
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Meloidogyne
graminicola
Host
Echinochloa
colonum
(Grass (Barnyard grass))
in/on Root/Soil
Origin
USA
Louisiana
Baton Rouge
Collector
via Wray Birchfield
Date Received
1979 Nov 16
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded