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
Heleidomermis
sp. (females, no males)
Host
Culicoides
variipennis
(Fly)
in/on Insect (larvae)
Origin
USA
Virginia
Blacksburg
Collector
via B. Zimmerman
Date Collected
1981 Jun 04
Date Received
1982 Jan 13
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Heleidomermis
sp. (female)
Host
Culicoides
variipennis
(Fly)
in/on Insect (larvae)
Origin
USA
Virginia
Blacksburg
Collector
via R. H. Zimmerman
Date Collected
1981 Jan 09
Date Received
1982 Jan 13
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Mermithids (larval)
Host
Anopheles
sp.
(Mosquito (Anopheline))
in/on Insect (abdomen)
Origin
India
Collector
via S. M. Kulkarni
Date Collected
1981 Oct 20
Date Received
1982 Jan 13
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Mermithids (larval)
Host
(Weevil (Alfalfa))
in/on Insect (adults)
Origin
USA
New Jersey
Trenton
Collector
Robert J. Balaam via Lloyd Knutson
Date Collected
1981 Jan 26
Date Received
1982 Jan 13
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Mermithids (larval)
Host
(Fall army worms)
in/on Insect
Origin
USA
Louisiana
Collector
via W. Birchfield
Date Collected
1981 Aug 20
Date Received
1982 Jan 13
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Mermithids (larval)
Host
Arachnid
(Spider)
in/on Arachnid
Origin
USA
Ohio
University of Cincinnati, College of Arts & Sciences, Department of Biological Sciences, Cincinnati, Ohio 45221
Collector
via David Bruce Conn
Date Collected
1981 Dec 09
Date Received
1982 Jan 13
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Parasitorhabditis
sp. (probably - no males)
Host
Oryza
sativa
(Rice field)
in/on Soil
Origin
India
Orissa
Department of Zoology, Ravenshaw College, Cuttack
Collector
via N. K. Mohapatra
Date Collected
1981 Nov
Date Received
1982 Jan 13
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Pristionchus
sp.
Host
Curculio
caryae
(Weevil (Pecan))
in/on Insect (larvae)
Origin
USA
Mississippi
Mississippi State University
Collector
via W. W. Neel
Date Collected
1981 Jun 03
Date Received
1982 Jan 13
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Rhabditid (phoretic)*
Host
Niarophorus
tomentosus
in/on Insect
Origin
USA
Michigan
East Lansing
Collector
via Lindy M. Rose
Date Collected
1981 Feb 02
Date Received
1982 Jan 13
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Tylenchorhynchus
sp. (low population)
Host
Rhododendron
sp.
(Azalea)
in/on Root
Origin
USA
District of Columbia
Washington, D.C.
Collector
via Philip W. Ireland
Date Collected
1981 May 12
Date Received
1982 Jan 13
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
No Nematodes
Host
Narcissus
sp.
(Narcissus)
in/on Bulbs
Origin
USA
Virginia
Lorton
Collector
via Katherine L. Bloomer
Date Collected
1981 May 08
Date Received
1982 Jan 13
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Unknown Nematode
Host
(Hawk (Bread-winged hawk))
in/on Bird (in eye)
Origin
USA
Massachusetts
Brewster
Collector
via Scott R. Smedlay
Date Collected
1981 Apr 30
Date Received
1982 Jan 13
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Heterodera
schachtii group (no larvae)
Host
(Soil)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Pennsylvania
PA Golden Nematode Survey
Collector
via Nancy Hill
Date Received
1982 Jan 27
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Heterodera
trifolii
Host
(Soil)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Pennsylvania
PA Golden Nematode Survey
Collector
via Nancy Hill
Date Received
1982 Jan 27
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Aphelenchoid*
Host
Cedrus
deodara
(Cedar (Deodar cedar)**)
in/on Wood
Origin
USA
Virginia
Virginia Beach
Collector
via D. E. Carling (Plant Pathologist)
Date Collected
1981 Jun 22
Date Received
1982 Jan 13
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Aphelenchoid*
Host
Picea
sp.
(Spruce**)
in/on Wood
Origin
USA
Virginia
Virginia Beach
Collector
via D. E. Carling (Plant Pathologist)
Date Collected
1981 Jun 22
Date Received
1982 Jan 13
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Heterodera
zeae
Host
Zea
mays
(Corn*)
in/on Culture
Origin
USA
Maryland
Beltsville, BARC-West (Grown in agar culture) (originally from Eastern Shore of Maryland)
Collector
Jim Lauritis & L. Graney (Nematology Lab)
Date Received
1982 Jan 18
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Heterodera
glycines
Host
(Soil)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Virginia
Southampton County
Collector
via Alma Elliot (VPI, Blacksburg, VA)
Date Received
1982 Mar 01
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Hoplolaimus
galeatus
Host
Zea
mays
(Corn)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Virginia
Blacksburg
Collector
via Alma Elliot (VPI, Blacksburg, VA)
Date Received
1982 Mar 01
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Macroposthonia
sp. (poor specimens)
Host
Vitis
sp.
(Grape (grapevine))
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Virginia
VPI, Horticultural Farm, Blacksburg
Collector
via Alma Elliot (VPI, Blacksburg, VA)
Date Collected
1981 Aug 20
Date Received
1982 Mar 01
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Macroposthonia
curvata
Host
Zea
mays
(Corn)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Virginia
Blacksburg
Collector
via Alma Elliot (VPI, Blacksburg, VA)
Date Received
1982 Mar 01
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Meloidogyne
sp. (no females found on roots)*
Host
Glycine
max
(Soybean)
in/on Root
Origin
USA
Virginia
Blacksburg (greenhouse)
Collector
via Alma Elliot (VPI, Blacksburg, VA)
Date Received
1982 Mar 01
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Pratylenchus
crenatus (mainly)
Host
Malus
sp.
(Apple)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Virginia
Winchester
Collector
via Alma Elliot (VPI, Blacksburg, VA)
Date Received
1982 Mar 01
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Pratylenchus
penetrans (few)
Host
Malus
sp.
(Apple)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Virginia
Winchester
Collector
via Alma Elliot (VPI, Blacksburg, VA)
Date Received
1982 Mar 01
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Xiphinema
americanum (like Rhode Island population)
Host
Malus
sp.
(Apple)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Virginia
Winchester
Collector
via Alma Elliot (VPI, Blacksburg, VA)
Date Received
1982 Mar 01
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded