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Collection Profile for:
U.S. National Fungus Collections (BPI)

The USDA-ARS U.S. National Fungus Collections (BPI) currently houses approximately one million reference specimens. Data associated with over 950,000 specimens have been computerized and are available on-line. In addition reports of fungi on plants provide a comprehensive account of the host range and geographic distribution of fungi on plants throughout the world. Data are continuously added to the databases from herbarium specimens and newly published fungus-host distributions and disease reports. Additional databases contain taxonomic literature references and accurate scientific names of plant pathogenic fungi.

Contacts:

  • Director and Curator: Lisa Castlebury, lisa.castlebury@usda.gov
  • Collections Coordinator: Shannon Dominick, shannon.dominick@usda.gov

Address:

U.S. National Fungus Collections
Mycology and Nematology Genetic Diversity and Biology Laboratory, USDA-ARS
10300 Baltimore Ave
Bldg 010A, Rm 229
Beltsville, MD   20705
US

Collection Statistics

  • 962,135 specimen records
  • 429,599 (45%) georeferenced
  • 170,908 (18%) with images (215,256 total images)
  • 970 GenBank genetic references
  • 709,166 (74%) identified to species
  • 737 families
  • 4,585 genera
  • 49,143 species
  • 50,690 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)

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Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Data snapshot of local collection database
Last Update: 13 June 2024
Digital Metadata: EML File
IPT / DwC-A Source: IPT/DwC-A Provider Import-2023-09-06
Usage Rights:
Rights Holder: Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture
Taxon Distribution
Taxon Distribution
  • Allelochaeta (4)
  • Alpakesa (3)
  • Amphichaeta (2)
  • Amphisphaerella (6)
  • Amphisphaeria (163)
  • Bartalinia (8)
  • Broomella (22)
  • Clethridium (3)
  • Cryptostictis (17)
  • Didymella (4)
  • Dilophia (3)
  • Diploceras (7)
  • Disaeta (1)
  • Discosia (287)
  • Discosiospora (1)
  • Discostroma (4)
  • Gibbera (2)
  • Griphosphaeria (9)
  • Griphosphaerioma (4)
  • Harknessia (85)
  • Herpotrichia (30)
  • Hyaloceras (9)
  • Hyalotia (7)
  • Hyalotiella (1)
  • Immotthia (3)
  • Keissleria (1)
  • Kirschsteiniothelia (4)
  • Lanosa (1)
  • Leiosphaerella (13)
  • Lepteutypa (5)
  • Leptosphaeria (13)
  • Massariella (49)
  • Massariopsis (1)
  • Melanomma (28)
  • Monochaetia (230)
  • Monochaetinula (19)
  • Morinia (1)
  • Mycomicrothelia (1)
  • Mycothyridium (9)
  • Neottiosporina (2)
  • Paradidymella (1)
  • Pestalosphaeria (3)
  • Pestalotia (2105)
  • Pestalotiopsis (47)
  • Pestalozzina (16)
  • Phorcys (1)
  • Phragmodothella (11)
  • Pseudorobillarda (4)
  • Sarcostroma (7)
  • Sciniatosporium (1)
  • Seimatosporium (28)
  • Seiridium (7)
  • Trematosphaeria (34)
  • Truncatella (8)
  • Urosporella (2)
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