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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
  • Allarthonia (8)
  • Arthonia (80)
  • Arthothelium (7)
  • Caldesia (6)
  • Celidium (34)
  • Coniangium (3)
  • Conida (7)
  • Coniocarpon (1)
  • Dicoccum (2)
  • Eremothecella (3)
  • Hysteronaevia (3)
  • Hysteropezizella (56)
  • Hysterostegiella (23)
  • Lecanactis (2)
  • Melaspilea (1)
  • Mycarthonia (2)
  • Mycarthothelium (1)
  • Mycoporellum (3)
  • Naevia (156)
  • Phaeographina (2)
  • Rhizodiscina (1)
  • Solorina (22)
  • Tomasellia (1)
  • Trachylia (1)
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