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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
  • Albotricha (1)
  • Arachnopeziza (84)
  • Belonidium (23)
  • Belonium (10)
  • Brunnipila (6)
  • Calycellina (5)
  • Calycina (2)
  • Candelabrum (5)
  • Catinella (62)
  • Cistella (30)
  • Coniothecium (173)
  • Dasyscyphella (32)
  • Dasyscyphus (1722)
  • Erinella (104)
  • Eriopezia (11)
  • Gliomastix (10)
  • Goidanichiella (1)
  • Gonatobotryum (3)
  • Guepiniopsis (5)
  • Hamatocanthoscypha (2)
  • Haplographium (17)
  • Hyalopeziza (12)
  • Hyaloscypha (57)
  • Hymenoscyphus (7)
  • Hyphodiscus (1)
  • Hyphoscypha (1)
  • Incrucipulum (1)
  • Incrupila (1)
  • Lachnellula (208)
  • Lachnum (773)
  • Lanzia (4)
  • Lasiobelonium (4)
  • Microscypha (10)
  • Moellerodiscus (1)
  • Mollisia (13)
  • Mollisina (3)
  • Niptera (63)
  • Olla (1)
  • Parachnopeziza (1)
  • Perrotia (27)
  • Pezizella (280)
  • Pezizellaster (5)
  • Phaneromyces (1)
  • Phialea (302)
  • Phialina (3)
  • Poculum (1)
  • Proliferodiscus (2)
  • Pseudohelotium (19)
  • Pseudolachnea (7)
  • Psilachnum (2)
  • Solenopezia (4)
  • Stilbella (4)
  • Strossmayeria (3)
  • Trichobelonium (3)
  • Trichopeziza (171)
  • Trichopezizella (5)
  • Trichoscyphella (75)
  • Unguicularia (14)
  • Unguiculella (1)
  • Urceolella (4)
  • Velutaria (34)
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