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
Helicotylenchus
sp. (larva, only 1 specimen)
Host
(Soil)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Virginia
From land VPI airport, Blacksburg
Collector
via Alma Elliot (VPI, Blacksburg, VA)
Date Received
1982 Mar 16
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Heterodera
weissi (only 1 cyst)
Host
Vitis
sp.
(Grape orchard)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Virginia
VPI Horticultural Farm, Blacksburg
Collector
via Alma Elliot (VPI, Blacksburg, VA)
Date Received
1982 Mar 16
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Hoplolaimus
sp. (larva)
Host
Vitis
sp.
(Grape orchard)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Virginia
VPI Horticultural Farm, Blacksburg
Collector
via Alma Elliot (VPI, Blacksburg, VA)
Date Received
1982 Mar 16
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Xiphinema
rivesi (possibly, only 1 female)*
Host
Zea
mays
(Corn (no till))
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Virginia
Box 1073, Oak Grove, Westmoreland County
Collector
via Alma Elliot (VPI, Blacksburg, VA)
Date Received
1982 Mar 16
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
No Nematodes*
Host
Fragaria
sp.
(Strawberry)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Virginia
VPI Horticultural Farm, Blacksburg
Collector
Charlie Harris via Alma Elliot (VPI, Blacksburg, VA)
Date Collected
1982 Mar 15
Date Received
1982 Mar 16
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Aphelenchoides
sp. (1 specimen)
Host
(Pasture)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Alabama
Several locations in Central Alabama
Collector
via Peggy King
Date Received
1982 Apr 09
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Diphtherophora
sp. (5 specimens)
Host
(Pasture)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Alabama
Several locations in Central Alabama
Collector
via Peggy King
Date Received
1982 Apr 09
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Cyst-like Bodies
Host
Solanum
tuberosum
(Potato field)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Pennsylvania
Potato field, Somerset County
Collector
via Nancy Hill
Date Collected
1982 Apr
Date Received
1982 Jun 11
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Heterodera
schachtii group
Host
Solanum
tuberosum
(Potato field)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Pennsylvania
Potato field, Somerset County
Collector
via Nancy Hill
Date Collected
1982 Apr
Date Received
1982 Jun 11
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Heterodera
trifolii
Host
Solanum
tuberosum
(Potato field)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Pennsylvania
Potato field, Somerset County
Collector
via Nancy Hill
Date Collected
1982 Apr
Date Received
1982 Jun 11
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Heterodera
weissi
Host
Solanum
tuberosum
(Potato field)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Pennsylvania
Potato field, Somerset County
Collector
via Nancy Hill
Date Collected
1982 Apr
Date Received
1982 Jun 11
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Heterodera
weissi group
Host
Solanum
tuberosum
(Potato field)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Pennsylvania
Potato field, Somerset County
Collector
via Nancy Hill
Date Collected
1982 Apr
Date Received
1982 Jun 11
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Heterodera
schachtii group
Host
Solanum
tuberosum
(Potato field)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Pennsylvania
Potato field, Somerset County
Collector
via Nancy Hill
Date Collected
1982 Apr
Date Received
1982 Jul 02
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Heterodera
sp.
Host
Solanum
tuberosum
(Potato field)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Pennsylvania
Potato field, Somerset County
Collector
via Nancy Hill
Date Collected
1982 Apr
Date Received
1982 Jul 02
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Heterodera
trifolii
Host
Solanum
tuberosum
(Potato field)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Pennsylvania
Potato field, Somerset County
Collector
via Nancy Hill
Date Collected
1982 Apr
Date Received
1982 Jul 02
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Heterodera
weissi
Host
Solanum
tuberosum
(Potato field)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Pennsylvania
Potato field, Somerset County
Collector
via Nancy Hill
Date Collected
1982 Apr
Date Received
1982 Jul 02
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Heterodera
weissi group
Host
Solanum
tuberosum
(Potato field)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Pennsylvania
Potato field, Somerset County
Collector
via Nancy Hill
Date Collected
1982 Apr
Date Received
1982 Jul 02
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Tylenchus
sp.
Host
Medicago
sativa
(Alfalfa)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Georgia
Newton County
Collector
via Ralph E. Motsinger
Date Received
1982 Jul 26
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
No Plant Parasitic Nematodes
Host
Malus
sp.
(Apple)
in/on Root
Origin
USA
South Dakota
Grown in Iowa and sent to South Dakota
Collector
Dr. Batra's Lab via Amy Rossman (Mycology)
Date Received
1982 Aug 05
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Cactodera
amaranthi or weissi (probably)*
Host
Glycine
max
(Soybean)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Kansas
Leavenworth County, Soybean Cyst Nematode Survey, Northeast Kansas
Collector
via Thomas Sim IV
Date Collected
1982 Fall
Date Received
1982 Dec 20
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Agamermis
decaudata (larval)
Host
Labops
hesperius
(Beetle)
in/on Insect
Origin
USA
Utah
Arid Southwest Area Crops Research Lab, Logen
Collector
via Renato Inserra
Date Collected
1982 Aug 20
Date Received
1983 Jan 05
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Aphelenchoides
rhytium (near)
Host
Larix
laricina
(Larch (Eastern larch))
in/on Culture (grown on B. cinerea)
Origin
USA
Vermont
Collector
via Dale R. Bergdahl
Date Collected
1982 Dec 02
Date Received
1983 Jan 05
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Bursaphelenchus
sp. (not xylophilus)
Host
Pinus
sp.
(Pine)
in/on Wood
Origin
Canada
Ontario
Pembroke
Collector
via Joan M. Scott (Plant Protection & Quarantine Directorate)
Date Collected
1982 Feb 25
Date Received
1983 Jan 05
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Bursaphelenchus
xylophilus
Host
Pinus
sylvestris
(Pine (Scotch))
in/on Wood (18" piece)
Origin
USA
Maryland
Bowie
Collector
via Harold Moline
Date Collected
1982 Apr 06
Date Received
1983 Jan 05
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded
Nematode
Bursaphelenchus
xylophilus
Host
Pinus
thunbergi
(Pine (black))
in/on Wood (2 pieces)
Origin
USA
Delaware
Frankford
Collector
via James Bennett
Date Collected
1982 Feb 05
Date Received
1983 Jan 05
Disposition of Sample
Records only; material discarded