Morphological Characterization of Fresh and 20-Yr-Old Fixed Nematode Specimens of (Allen, 1955) Siddiqi, 2000 Deposited in the USDA Nematode Collection from Arlington National Cemetery, VA, USA.

was discovered during a survey conducted at the Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia, for the type specimens of . Besides the fresh material, the fixed specimens of were also studied by molecular and morphological means. The morphological and morphometric characteristics of the recovered fresh material were consistent with the original and other description(s) of this species.

Morphological and Molecular Characterization of Brzeski, 1998 (Nematoda: Heteroderidae) from Virginia, USA.

In August of 2021, several cysts with juveniles and eggs were discovered during a vegetation survey conducted at the Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia. Eight soil samples were collected from the rhizosphere region of the common grass () and processed at the Mycology and Nematology Genetic Diversity and Biology Laboratory (MNGDBL). Cysts were light to dark brown in color, and oval to pear-shaped without bullae in young cysts but present in older cysts and with prominent vulval cone.