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
Heterodera
trifolii
Host
(Soil)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Pennsylvania
PA Golden Nematode survey
Collector
via Nancy Hill
Date Received
1981 Nov 20
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Meloidogyne
arenaria
Host
Lycopersicon
esculentum
(Tomato)
in/on Root
Origin
USA
West Virginia
Kearneysville (greenhouse stock culture)
Collector
via Larry Slana
Date Received
1981 Dec 15
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Meloidogyne
javanica
Host
Lycopersicon
esculentum
(Tomato)
in/on Root
Origin
USA
West Virginia
Kearneysville (greenhouse stock culture)
Collector
via Larry Slana
Date Received
1981 Dec 15
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Meloidogyne
grahami
Host
Lycopersicon
esculentum
(Tomato)
in/on Root
Origin
USA
West Virginia
Kearneysville (greenhouse stock culture)
Collector
via Larry Slana
Date Received
1981 Dec 15
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Meloidogyne
javanica (?)
Host
Lycopersicon
esculentum
(Tomato)
in/on Root
Origin
USA
West Virginia
Kearneysville (greenhouse stock culture)
Collector
via Larry Slana
Date Received
1981 Dec 15
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Meloidogyne
hapla (?)
Host
Lycopersicon
esculentum
(Tomato)
in/on Root
Origin
USA
West Virginia
Kearneysville (greenhouse stock culture)
Collector
via Larry Slana
Date Received
1981 Dec 15
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Meloidogyne
incognita acrita
Host
Lycopersicon
esculentum
(Tomato)
in/on Root
Origin
USA
West Virginia
Kearneysville (greenhouse stock culture)
Collector
via Larry Slana
Date Received
1981 Dec 15
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Meloidogyne
incognita
Host
Lycopersicon
esculentum
(Tomato)
in/on Root
Origin
USA
West Virginia
Kearneysville (greenhouse stock culture)
Collector
via Larry Slana
Date Received
1981 Dec 15
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Meloidogyne
incognita acrita (some)
Host
Lycopersicon
esculentum
(Tomato)
in/on Root
Origin
USA
West Virginia
Kearneysville (greenhouse stock culture)
Collector
via Larry Slana
Date Received
1981 Dec 15
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Meloidogyne
incognita (mostly)
Host
Lycopersicon
esculentum
(Tomato)
in/on Root
Origin
USA
West Virginia
Kearneysville (greenhouse stock culture)
Collector
via Larry Slana
Date Received
1981 Dec 15
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Heterodera
glycines
Host
(Soil)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Virginia
Tidewater
Collector
Sally Garber via Alma Elliot
Date Collected
1981 Jun
Date Received
1981 Dec 17
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Cyst-like Bodies (occasional)
Host
(Soil)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Virginia
Tidewater
Collector
Sally Garber via Alma Elliot
Date Collected
1981 Jun
Date Received
1981 Dec 17
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Heterodera
glycines
Host
(Soil)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Virginia
Collector
Sally Garber via Alma Elliot
Date Collected
1981 Jul
Date Received
1981 Dec 17
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Cyst-like Bodies (occasional)
Host
(Soil)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Virginia
Collector
Sally Garber via Alma Elliot
Date Collected
1981 Jul
Date Received
1981 Dec 17
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Heterodera
glycines
Host
(Soil)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Virginia
Isle of Wight County
Collector
Sally Garber via Alma Elliot
Date Collected
1981 Aug
Date Received
1981 Dec 17
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Cyst-like Bodies (occasional)
Host
(Soil)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Virginia
Isle of Wight County
Collector
Sally Garber via Alma Elliot
Date Collected
1981 Aug
Date Received
1981 Dec 17
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Pratylenchus
penetrans
Host
Fragaria
sp.
(Strawberry)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Virginia
Blacksburg
Collector
Sally Garber via Alma Elliot
Date Received
1981 Dec 17
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Xiphinema
americanum
Host
(Grass)
in/on Root/Soil
Origin
USA
Maryland
BARC-West, Beltsville (from 6 different locations)
Collector
A. M. Golden & P. Crowley
Date Collected
1981 Dec 18
Date Received
1981 Dec 18
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Xiphinema
americanum
Host
(Grass)
in/on Root/Soil
Origin
USA
Virginia
Arlington Cemetary & Pentagon grounds
Collector
A. M. Golden
Date Collected
1981 Dec 18
Date Received
1981 Dec 18
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Heterodera
weissi
Host
(Soil)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Pennsylvania
Golden Nematode Survey 1981
Collector
via Nancy Hill
Date Received
1981 Dec 28
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Heterodera
schachtii group (no larvae)
Host
(Soil)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Pennsylvania
Golden Nematode Survey 1981
Collector
via Nancy Hill
Date Received
1981 Dec 28
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Heterodera
trifolii
Host
(Soil)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Pennsylvania
Golden Nematode Survey 1981
Collector
via Nancy Hill
Date Received
1981 Dec 28
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Bursaphelenchus
xylophilus
Host
Cedrus
deodara
(Cedar (Deodar cedar))
in/on Wood (Branch)
Origin
USA
Maryland
Royal Oak, MD 21662
Collector
via C. Edward Hilgenberg
Date Collected
1981 May 04
Date Received
1982 Jan 13
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Bursaphelenchus
xylophilus
Host
Larix
laricina
(Larch (Eastern larch))
in/on Culture
Origin
USA
Vermont
University of Vermont, Department of Forestry, Hills Science Building, Burlington, VT 05405
Collector
via Dale R. Bergdahl
Date Collected
1981 Nov 02
Date Received
1982 Jan 13
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Bursaphelenchus
xylophilus
Host
Picea
glauca
(Spruce (White spruce))
in/on Wood (Branch)
Origin
USA
Virginia
Virginia Beach, VA 23455
Collector
via D. Carling
Date Collected
1981 Mar 10
Date Received
1982 Jan 13
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded