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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
  • Aciculosporium (7)
  • Aschersonia (63)
  • Atkinsonella (139)
  • Balansia (242)
  • Balansiopsis (4)
  • Claviceps (1946)
  • Cordyceps (19)
  • Diheterospora (4)
  • Dothichloe (26)
  • Dubiomyces (1)
  • Dussiella (1)
  • Echinodothis (12)
  • Ephelis (32)
  • Epichloe (536)
  • Epicrea (1)
  • Fleischeria (2)
  • Hypocrella (113)
  • Konradia (2)
  • Loculistroma (2)
  • Metarhiziopsis (3)
  • Metarhizium (36)
  • Myriogenospora (11)
  • Neobarya (11)
  • Nomuraea (1)
  • Ophiodothis (14)
  • Spermoedia (6)
  • Sphacelia (50)
  • Sphaeria (1)
  • Spicaria (10)
  • Stereocrea (2)
  • Stilbella (66)
  • Torrubia (1)
  • Torrubiella (1)
  • Typhodium (1)
  • Ustilaginoidea (112)
  • Ustilagopsis (1)
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