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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
  • Actinothyrium (1)
  • Allophylaria (42)
  • Articulospora (1)
  • Ascocalyx (50)
  • Ascoclavulina (1)
  • Ascocoryne (24)
  • Ascotremella (6)
  • Bispora (2)
  • Bisporella (6)
  • Bloxamia (1)
  • Bothrodiscus (71)
  • Brunchorstia (9)
  • Bulgariella (2)
  • Calloriopsis (27)
  • Calycella (45)
  • Camarosporium (16)
  • Carneopezizella (1)
  • Cenangiopsis (4)
  • Cenangium (941)
  • Chlorociboria (103)
  • Chloroscypha (2)
  • Claussenomyces (2)
  • Clithris (132)
  • Cordierites (2)
  • Coryne (250)
  • Corynella (4)
  • Crocicreas (10)
  • Crumenula (4)
  • Cudoniella (14)
  • Cyathicula (174)
  • Davincia (2)
  • Dendrostilbella (22)
  • Dictyonia (1)
  • Diehlia (2)
  • Diplocarpa (2)
  • Diplothrix (4)
  • Discinella (1)
  • Durella (86)
  • Encoeliopsis (1)
  • Endosporostilbe (1)
  • Epiglia (3)
  • Excipulella (1)
  • Excipulina (9)
  • Exotrichum (3)
  • Gelatinopsis (1)
  • Glarea (2)
  • Gliocladium (8)
  • Godronia (165)
  • Godroniopsis (20)
  • Gorgoniceps (29)
  • Gremmeniella (1)
  • Haematomyces (2)
  • Helotiella (3)
  • Helotium (1999)
  • Heteropatella (72)
  • Heterosphaeria (145)
  • Holmiodiscus (1)
  • Holwaya (49)
  • Hyaloscypha (2)
  • Hymenoscyphus (45)
  • Hypocenia (1)
  • Hypoderma (17)
  • Idriella (10)
  • Ionomidotis (21)
  • Lagerheima (4)
  • Mastomyces (2)
  • Micropera (161)
  • Micropodia (2)
  • Micropyxis (1)
  • Mitrula (266)
  • Mollisia (172)
  • Myrothecium (98)
  • Naeviopsis (7)
  • Neobulgaria (5)
  • Neogodronia (1)
  • Ombrophila (159)
  • Orthoscypha (4)
  • Parencoelia (1)
  • Parksia (20)
  • Parorbiliopsis (1)
  • Patellea (19)
  • Patinellaria (7)
  • Perizomatium (2)
  • Pestalopezia (9)
  • Pezizella (1)
  • Pezoloma (2)
  • Phaeangellina (3)
  • Phaeofabraea (9)
  • Phaeohelotium (1)
  • Pilidium (25)
  • Pirobasidium (4)
  • Pleurophomella (20)
  • Pocillum (22)
  • Podobelonium (1)
  • Polydiscidium (1)
  • Pragmopora (5)
  • Pseudodiscosia (30)
  • Pseudohelotium (26)
  • Pseudopezicula (1)
  • Pseudopeziza (9)
  • Pseudophacidium (7)
  • Pseudospiropes (6)
  • Scelobelonium (5)
  • Scleroderris (211)
  • Scutularia (4)
  • Sirodiplospora (12)
  • Sirodothis (4)
  • Spermospora (2)
  • Sphaerocista (2)
  • Sporomega (7)
  • Sporonema (169)
  • Stamnaria (95)
  • Symphyosirinia (1)
  • Tricladium (4)
  • Tympanis (603)
  • Unguiculariopsis (5)
  • Velutarina (2)
  • Xylogramma (13)
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