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USDA Nematode Collection
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USDA Nematode Collection
Established June 1960 By A. Morgan Golden 

 


 

 Curator:

Zafar A. Handoo
zafar.handoo@ars.usda.gov

 

 

Nematode Collection   Nematode Collection Slide Case


 

 

 


Uses:

Ciobb Slide

One of N. A. Cobb's original slides from 1890 


 The Divisions of the USDANC:

 Type Collection
  Designated types of over 1,900 species
 General Collection
  Species from many different hosts and areas
 Mass Collection
  Reservoir for undescribed taxa
 Demonstration Collection
  Shows symptoms and effects of nematodes on hosts
 Gerald Thorne Collection
  6,600 slides, with many original types
 Steiner Mermithid Collection
  Over 3,400 slides, with original types
 Samples Records Division
  Data on all samples and nematodes examined

 

 

 

 


The USDANC Database:

 


 

Loans and Deposition: