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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
  • Abortiporus (2)
  • Aegerita (127)
  • Aquascypha (16)
  • Aschersonia (344)
  • Beniowskia (11)
  • Bjerkandera (51)
  • Ceraceomerulius (3)
  • Cerocorticium (4)
  • Chaetoporus (9)
  • Cladoderris (185)
  • Crustoderma (1)
  • Cymatoderma (5)
  • Diacanthodes (2)
  • Gloeocystidium (11)
  • Gloeoporus (51)
  • Grandinia (86)
  • Heteroporus (6)
  • Himantia (1)
  • Hydnophlebia (1)
  • Hyphoderma (112)
  • Hypochnicium (64)
  • Hypocrella (56)
  • Irpex (1395)
  • Junghuhnia (9)
  • Kneiffia (267)
  • Laschia (42)
  • Merulius (1886)
  • Mycoacia (62)
  • Mycoleptodon (22)
  • Mycorrhaphium (1)
  • Myriadoporus (2)
  • Odontia (1427)
  • Oxydontia (4)
  • Phellodon (31)
  • Phlebia (1143)
  • Podoscypha (21)
  • Pseudaegerita (1)
  • Radulomyces (8)
  • Resinicium (6)
  • Sarcodontia (9)
  • Scopuloides (1)
  • Solenia (74)
  • Sporotrichum (44)
  • Steccherinum (450)
  • Stereopsis (14)
  • Subulicystidium (47)
  • Uncobasidium (2)
  • Volutella (2)
  • Xerocarpus (1)
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