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.
Search the Collection
Nematode
Meloidogyne
sasseri (from paratype material)
Host
Triticum
aestivum
(Wheat (Coldwell & Fl302))
in/on Root
Origin
USA
Delaware
Henlopen State Park (near Maryland line), Delaware (subsequently cultured in growth chamber in Beltsville, MD)
Collector
Z. A. Handoo & A. M. Golden
Date Collected
1990 Aug 02
Date Received
1991 - 1993 (from growth chamber)
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Meloidogyne
sasseri (from paratype material)
Host
Zoysia
japonica
(Grass (Zoysia))
in/on Root
Origin
USA
Delaware
Henlopen State Park (near Maryland line), Delaware (subsequently cultured in growth chamber (G.C.) in Beltsville, MD)
Collector
Z. A. Handoo & A. M. Golden
Date Collected
1990 Aug 02
Date Received
1992 Jan 15 & Feb 06 (from G.C.)
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Noctuidonema
guyanense
Host
Spodoptera
frugiperda
(Armyworm (Fall Armyworm))
in/on Insect
Origin
USA
Florida
Belle Glade
Collector
R. E. Foster via Alvin M. Simmons, Tifton, GA
Date Collected
1988 Jul 22
Date Received
1990 Aug 20
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Noctuidonema
guyanense
Host
Spodoptera
frugiperda
(Armyworm (Fall Armyworm))
in/on Insect
Origin
USA
Florida
Belle Glade
Collector
V. Waddill via Alvin M. Simmons, Tifton, GA
Date Collected
1989 Jul 20
Date Received
1990 Aug 20
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Noctuidonema
guyanense
Host
Spodoptera
frugiperda
(Armyworm (Fall Armyworm))
in/on Insect
Origin
USA
Florida
Quincy
Collector
R. K. Sprinkle via Alvin M. Simmons, Tifton, GA
Date Collected
1988 Jul 18
Date Received
1990 Aug 20
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Noctuidonema
guyanense
Host
Spodoptera
frugiperda
(Armyworm (Fall Armyworm))
in/on Insect
Origin
USA
Georgia
Tifton
Collector
via Alvin M. Simmons
Date Collected
1989 Jun 09
Date Received
1990 Aug 20
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Noctuidonema
guyanense
Host
Spodoptera
frugiperda
(Armyworm (Fall Armyworm))
in/on Insect
Origin
USA
Georgia
Tifton
Collector
via Alvin M. Simmons
Date Collected
1988 Jul 20
Date Received
1990 Aug 20
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Noctuidonema
guyanense
Host
Spodoptera
frugiperda
(Armyworm (Fall Armyworm))
in/on Insect
Origin
USA
Illinois
Bloomington
Collector
G. L. Beland via Alvin M. Simmons, Tifton, GA
Date Collected
1988 Sep 26
Date Received
1990 Aug 20
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Noctuidonema
guyanense
Host
Spodoptera
frugiperda
(Armyworm (Fall Armyworm))
in/on Insect
Origin
USA
Iowa
Ankeny
Collector
W. B. Showers via Alvin M. Simmons, Tifton, GA
Date Collected
1988 Sep 02
Date Received
1990 Aug 20
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Nematode
Noctuidonema
guyanense
Host
Spodoptera
frugiperda
(Armyworm (Fall Armyworm))
in/on Insect
Origin
USA
Kansas
Finney Co.
Collector
P. E. Sloderbeck via Alvin M. Simmons, Tifton, GA
Date Collected
1988 Aug 31
Date Received
1990 Aug 20
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Noctuidonema
guyanense
Host
Spodoptera
frugiperda
(Armyworm (Fall Armyworm))
in/on Insect
Origin
USA
Kentucky
Lexington
Collector
R. V. Yeargan via Alvin M. Simmons, Tifton, GA
Date Collected
1988 Aug 14
Date Received
1990 Aug 20
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Noctuidonema
guyanense
Host
Spodoptera
frugiperda
(Armyworm (Fall Armyworm))
in/on Insect
Origin
USA
Louisiana
Chenyville
Collector
W. T. Thoeny via Alvin M. Simmons, Tifton, GA
Date Collected
1988 Aug 12
Date Received
1990 Aug 20
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Noctuidonema
guyanense
Host
Spodoptera
frugiperda
(Armyworm (Fall Armyworm))
in/on Insect
Origin
USA
New Hampshire
Durham
Collector
A. T. Eaton via Alvin M. Simmons, Tifton, GA
Date Collected
1988 Aug 22
Date Received
1990 Aug 20
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Noctuidonema
guyanense
Host
Spodoptera
frugiperda
(Armyworm (Fall Armyworm))
in/on Insect
Origin
USA
North Carolina
Phermone Trap near Oxford, Granville Co.
Collector
D. M. Jackson via Alvin M. Simmons, Tifton, GA
Date Collected
1988 Sep 23
Date Received
1990 Aug 20
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Noctuidonema
guyanense
Host
Spodoptera
frugiperda
(Armyworm (Fall Armyworm))
in/on Insect
Origin
USA
Ohio
Wooster
Collector
R. B. Hammond via Alvin M. Simmons, Tifton, GA
Date Collected
1988 Aug 14
Date Received
1990 Aug 20
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Noctuidonema
guyanense
Host
Spodoptera
frugiperda
(Armyworm (Fall Armyworm))
in/on Insect
Origin
USA
South Carolina
Florence
Collector
S. H. Roach via Alvin M. Simmons, Tifton, GA
Date Collected
1988 Aug 12
Date Received
1990 Aug 20
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Noctuidonema
guyanense
Host
Spodoptera
frugiperda
(Armyworm (Fall Armyworm))
in/on Insect
Origin
USA
Tennessee
Jackson
Collector
G. L. Lentz via Alvin M. Simmons, Tifton, GA
Date Collected
1988 Sep 21
Date Received
1990 Aug 20
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Noctuidonema
guyanense
Host
Spodoptera
frugiperda
(Armyworm (Fall Armyworm))
in/on Insect
Origin
USA
Texas
Brownsville
Collector
J. R. Raulston via Alvin M. Simmons, Tifton, GA
Date Collected
1988 May 23
Date Received
1990 Aug 20
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Noctuidonema
guyanense
Host
Spodoptera
frugiperda
(Armyworm (Fall Armyworm))
in/on Insect
Origin
USA
Texas
College Station
Collector
J. L. Goodenough via Alvin M. Simmons, Tifton, GA
Date Collected
1988 Aug 09
Date Received
1990 Aug 20
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Noctuidonema
guyanense
Host
Spodoptera
frugiperda
(Armyworm (Fall Armyworm))
in/on Insect
Origin
USA
Texas
Lubbock
Collector
J. R. White via Alvin M. Simmons, Tifton, GA
Date Collected
1988 Sep 06
Date Received
1990 Aug 20
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Noctuidonema
guyanense
Host
Spodoptera
frugiperda
(Armyworm (Fall Armyworm))
in/on Insect
Origin
USA
Texas
Weslaco
Collector
J. R. Raulston via Alvin M. Simmons, Tifton, GA
Date Collected
1989 May 29
Date Received
1990 Aug 20
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Noctuidonema
guyanense
Host
Spodoptera
frugiperda
(Armyworm (Fall Armyworm))
in/on Insect
Origin
USA
Virginia
Blacksburg
Collector
J. L. Eaton via Alvin M. Simmons, Tifton, GA
Date Collected
1988 Aug 11
Date Received
1990 Aug 20
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Noctuidonema
guyanense
Host
Spodoptera
frugiperda
(Armyworm (Fall Armyworm))
in/on Insect
Origin
Bermuda
Hamilton
Collector
K. D. Monkman via Alvin M. Simmons, Tifton, GA
Date Collected
1989 Aug 02
Date Received
1990 Aug 20
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Noctuidonema
guyanense
Host
Spodoptera
frugiperda
(Armyworm (Fall Armyworm))
in/on Insect
Origin
Grenada
St. Georges
Collector
K. U. Buckmire via Alvin M. Simmons
Date Collected
1989 Apr 21
Date Received
1990 Aug 20
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials
Nematode
Noctuidonema
guyanense
Host
Spodoptera
frugiperda
(Armyworm (Fall Armyworm))
in/on Insect
Origin
Panama
Tocumen
Collector
B. Gray via Alvin M. Simmons, Tifton, GA
Date Collected
1989 May 20
Date Received
1990 Aug 20
Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Vials