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
Howardula
aptini
Host
Megaluriothrips
sp.
(Thrip)
in/on Insect
Origin
India
Andhra Pradesh
Hyderabad, Osmania University, Department of Zoology
Collector
via Narsi Reddy
Date Received
1981 Jan 07
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Mermithid (larva)
Host
Aeneolaxia
varia
in/on Insect
Origin
Colombia
Collector
via Rodolfo Barriga-Olivares
Date Received
1981 Jan 07
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Mermithid (larva)
Host
Trirhabda
sp.
(Beetles*)
in/on Insect (adults & larvae)
Origin
USA
New York
Ithaca, Cornell University
Collector
via Frank J. Messina (graduate student at Cornell University)
Date Received
1981 Jan 07
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Mermithid (larva)
Host
Exema
sp.
(Beetles*)
in/on Insect (adults & larvae)
Origin
USA
New York
Ithaca, Cornell University
Collector
via Frank J. Messina (graduate student at Cornell University)
Date Received
1981 Jan 07
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Mermithid (larva)
Host
Chrysopa
oculata
in/on Insect (abdominal cavity)
Origin
Canada
Quebec
Mt. St. Hilaire
Collector
via Raymond Manuel
Date Collected
1979 Jun 30
Date Received
1981 Jan 07
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Mermithid (larva)
Host
Chrysopa
oculata
in/on Insect (abdominal cavity)
Origin
Canada
Quebec
Mt. St. Hilaire
Collector
via Raymond Manuel
Date Collected
1979 Aug 17
Date Received
1981 Jan 07
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Mermithid (larva)
Host
Datana
kalmi
in/on Insect (larval)
Origin
USA
New Jersey
Lakehurst
Collector
Joseph Muller via David M. Wright
Date Collected
1944
Date Received
1981 Jan 07
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Mermithid (larva)
Host
Simulium
sp.
(Black fly)
in/on Insect
Origin
Mexico
Chiapas
Collector
via Cesar Albarado F. (C.I.E.S.)
Date Received
1981 Jan 07
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Mermithid (larva)
Host
Simulium
vittatum
(Black fly)
in/on Insect (larvae)
Origin
Canada
Alberta
Edmonton, Department of Entomology, University of Alberta
Collector
W. B. Barr (Department of Entomology, University of Alberta) via John D. Briggs (Ohio State University)
Date Received
1981 Jan 07
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Mermithid (larva)
Host
Thyridopteryx
ephemeraeformis
(Bagworm)
in/on Insect (dead)
Origin
USA
New Jersey
Trenton
Collector
via Robert J. Balaam (Entomologist, Department of Entomology, Division of Plant Industry)
Date Collected
1980 Mar 20?
Date Received
1981 Jan 07
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Pelodera (near)*
sp.
Host
(Insect)
in/on Insect
Origin
Egypt
Manial, Cairo
Collector
via M. El-Sherif (at Beltsville visiting W. R. Nickle)
Date Received
1981 Jan 07
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Rhabditis
sp.
Host
Pyropteran
chrysidiforme
in/on Insect (larva)
Origin
Italy
Terano
Collector
via Niklaus Hostettler
Date Collected
1980 Oct 02
Date Received
1981 Jan 07
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Rhabditis-type nematode
Host
Entomophthora
obscura
(Insect)
in/on Soil containing Insect
Origin
France
Pasteur Institute, Paris
Collector
via Michael G. Ward (Insect Pathology Research Unit, Ithaca, N. Y.)
Date Received
1981 Jan 07
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Unidentified larvae & eggs
Host
Hydrotaea
spp.
in/on Insect
Origin
Sweden
Collector
via Jan Chirico
Date Received
1981 Jan 07
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Heterodera
glycines
Host
Lycopersicon
esculentum
(Tomato transplants)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Ohio
Originally from Tennessee, where transplants were grown.
Collector
Paul Kauffman (Ohio Department of Agriculture) via William Friedman (APHIS)
Date Collected
1980 Jun 11
Date Received
1981 Jan 16
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Unidentified nematode-like bodies
Host
Galeruca
rufa
in/on Insect
Origin
USA
New York
American Embassy, Agric. APO, New York (Bio-Control of Weeds Lab.)
Collector
Near Spencer via Niklaus Hostettler
Date Received
1981 Jan 07
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Xiphinema
rivesi
Host
(Soil)
in/on Soil
Origin
Italy
(via Italy), Italy?
Collector
via Lamberti
Date Received
1981 Feb 09
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Diplogaster
Host
Sclerotina
sclerotiorium
in/on Culture
Origin
USA
Arizona
Collector
via Pete Adams
Date Received
1981 Mar 06
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Pratylenchus
brachyurus
Host
Glycine
max
(Soybean)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
South Carolina
Lee Co.
Collector
via Steve A. Lewis
Date Received
1981 Mar 09
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Pratylenchus
scribneri
Host
Glycine
max
(Soybean)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
South Carolina
Lee Co.
Collector
via Steve A. Lewis
Date Received
1981 Mar 09
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Helicotylenchus
dihystera
Host
(Grass)
in/on Root/Soil
Origin
USA
Alabama
Auburn
Collector
via Patrick Mawhinney
Date Received
1981 Mar 27
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Macroposthonia
ornata
Host
(Grass)
in/on Root/Soil
Origin
USA
Alabama
Auburn
Collector
via Patrick Mawhinney
Date Received
1981 Mar 27
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Tylenchus
sp.
Host
(Grass)
in/on Root/Soil
Origin
USA
Alabama
Auburn
Collector
via Patrick Mawhinney
Date Received
1981 Mar 27
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Xiphinema
americanum
Host
(Grass)
in/on Root/Soil
Origin
USA
Alabama
Auburn
Collector
via Patrick Mawhinney
Date Received
1981 Mar 27
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Helicotylenchus
dihystera
Host
(Grass)
in/on Root/Soil
Origin
USA
Alabama
Auburn
Collector
via Patrick Mawhinney
Date Received
1981 Mar 27
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded