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
Hoplolaimus
sp.
Host
(Grass)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Virginia
Very Old Section 13, Custer's Plot, Undisturbed Soil, Arlington National Cemetery
Collector
A. Morgan Golden, Zafar A. Handoo
Date Collected
1993 Jun 14
Date Received
1993 Jun 14
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Paratylenchus
sp.
Host
(Grass under Hickory Tree)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Virginia
Old Section 27 near Hickory Tree, Arlington National Cemetery
Collector
A. Morgan Golden, Zafar A. Handoo
Date Collected
1993 Jun 14
Date Received
1993 Jun 14
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Pratylenchus
sp. (few specimens)
Host
(Grass under Hickory Tree)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Virginia
Old Section 27 near Hickory Tree, Arlington National Cemetery
Collector
A. Morgan Golden, Zafar A. Handoo
Date Collected
1993 Jun 14
Date Received
1993 Jun 14
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Pratylenchus
sp.
Host
(Grass)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Virginia
Old Section 27 near Red Brick Fence, Grave #4644, Arlington National Cemetery
Collector
A. Morgan Golden, Zafar A. Handoo
Date Collected
1993 Jun 14
Date Received
1993 Jun 14
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Tylenchorhynchus
sp.
Host
(Grass near Oak Tree)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Virginia
Near Section 27, Arlington National Cemetery
Collector
A. Morgan Golden, Zafar A. Handoo
Date Collected
1993 Jun 14
Date Received
1993 Jun 14
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Tylenchorhynchus
sp.
Host
(Grass (Turf Grass near Oak Tree))
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Virginia
Near Old Section 27 Area, Arlington National Cemetery
Collector
A. Morgan Golden, Zafar A. Handoo
Date Collected
1993 Jun 14
Date Received
1993 Jun 14
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Tylenchus
sp.
Host
(Grass under Large Red Oak)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Virginia
Section 29 towards Humprey's Drive, Lodge 1, Arlington National Cemetery
Collector
A. Morgan Golden, Zafar A. Handoo
Date Collected
1993 Jun 14
Date Received
1993 Jun 14
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Xiphinema
americanum
Host
(Grass near Oak Tree)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Virginia
Near Section 27, Arlington National Cemetery
Collector
A. Morgan Golden, Zafar A. Handoo
Date Collected
1993 Jun 14
Date Received
1993 Jun 14
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Xiphinema
americanum
Host
(Grass (Turf Grass near Oak Tree))
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Virginia
Near Old Section 27 Area, Arlington National Cemetery
Collector
A. Morgan Golden, Zafar A. Handoo
Date Collected
1993 Jun 14
Date Received
1993 Jun 14
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Xiphinema
americanum
Host
(Grass near Big Oak Tree)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Virginia
Little Hilly Area in Old Section 27, Arlington National Cemetery
Collector
A. Morgan Golden, Zafar A. Handoo
Date Collected
1993 Jun 14
Date Received
1993 Jun 14
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Xiphinema
americanum
Host
(Grass (Turf Grass))
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Virginia
Near Section 1, Grave #561-1, Major G. H. Kelton, Arlington National Cemetery
Collector
A. Morgan Golden, Zafar A. Handoo
Date Collected
1993 Jun 14
Date Received
1993 Jun 14
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Xiphinema
americanum (heavy population)
Host
(Grass under Boxwood Tree)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Virginia
Near Section 1, Near Grave of Lt. J. B. Ficter, Arlington National Cemetery
Collector
A. Morgan Golden, Zafar A. Handoo
Date Collected
1993 Jun 14
Date Received
1993 Jun 14
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Xiphinema
californicum (?)
Host
(Grass near Big Oak Tree)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Virginia
Little Hilly Area in Old Section 27, Arlington National Cemetery
Collector
A. Morgan Golden, Zafar A. Handoo
Date Collected
1993 Jun 14
Date Received
1993 Jun 14
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Xiphinema
californicum (?)
Host
(Grass (Turf Grass))
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Virginia
Near Section 1, Grave #561-1, Major G. H. Kelton, Arlington National Cemetery
Collector
A. Morgan Golden, Zafar A. Handoo
Date Collected
1993 Jun 14
Date Received
1993 Jun 14
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Xiphinema
chambersi
Host
(Grass under Hickory Tree)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Virginia
Old Section 27 near Hickory Tree, Arlington National Cemetery
Collector
A. Morgan Golden, Zafar A. Handoo
Date Collected
1993 Jun 14
Date Received
1993 Jun 14
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Xiphinema
chambersi
Host
(Grass (Turf Grass near Oak Tree))
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Virginia
Near Old Section 27 Area, Arlington National Cemetery
Collector
A. Morgan Golden, Zafar A. Handoo
Date Collected
1993 Jun 14
Date Received
1993 Jun 14
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Xiphinema
chambersi
Host
(Grass (Turf Grass))
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Virginia
Near Section 1, Grave #561-1, Major G. H. Kelton, Arlington National Cemetery
Collector
A. Morgan Golden, Zafar A. Handoo
Date Collected
1993 Jun 14
Date Received
1993 Jun 14
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Xiphinema
rivesi
Host
(Grass near Oak Tree)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Virginia
Near Section 27, Arlington National Cemetery
Collector
A. Morgan Golden, Zafar A. Handoo
Date Collected
1993 Jun 14
Date Received
1993 Jun 14
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Xiphinema
rivesi
Host
(Grass under Boxwood Tree)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Virginia
Near Section 1, Near Grave of Lt. J. B. Ficter, Arlington National Cemetery
Collector
A. Morgan Golden, Zafar A. Handoo
Date Collected
1993 Jun 14
Date Received
1993 Jun 14
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Heterodera
schachtii
Host
Solanum
tuberosum
(Potato)
in/on Soil
Origin
Netherlands
Collector
via D. McNeal (APHIS)
Date Collected
1993 Jun 22
Date Received
1993 Jun 28
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Heterodera
schachtii
Host
Solanum
tuberosum
(Potato)
in/on Soil
Origin
Netherlands
Collector
via D. McNeal (APHIS)
Date Collected
1993 Jun 11
Date Received
1993 Jun 28
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Aorolaimus
leiomerus *
Host
Solanum
tuberosum
(Potato**)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Nebraska
Bridgeport
Collector
Charles Hicks, Fort Collins, CO via Saad Hafez
Date Collected
1993 Jun 08
Date Received
1993 Jun 08
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Aorolaimus
leiomerus *
Host
Solanum
tuberosum
(Potato**)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Nebraska
Bridgeport
Collector
Charles Hicks, Fort Collins, CO via Saad Hafez
Date Collected
1993 Jun 08
Date Received
1993 Jun 08
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Criconemella
lineolata
Host
(Soil)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Idaho
Northwest Pipeline, Idaho (?)
Collector
Stukenholtz Lab, Inc., Twin Falls, ID via Saad Hafez
Date Collected
1993 Jun 14
Date Received
1993 Jun 08
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Nematode
Criconemella
sp.
Host
(Soil)
in/on Soil
Origin
USA
Idaho
Northwest Pipeline, Idaho (?)
Collector
Stukenholtz Lab, Inc., Twin Falls, ID via Saad Hafez
Date Collected
1993 Jun 14
Date Received
1993 Jun 08
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)