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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
  • Anisochora (5)
  • Apiosphaeria (6)
  • Bagnisiopsis (6)
  • Catacauma (364)
  • Clypeotrabutia (12)
  • Coccodiella (11)
  • Coccostroma (8)
  • Diachora (5)
  • Diachorella (9)
  • Diatractium (22)
  • Dothidina (65)
  • Endodothella (55)
  • Erikssonia (1)
  • Geminispora (2)
  • Halstedia (13)
  • Hypospila (24)
  • Isothea (9)
  • Leptostromella (61)
  • Leveillinopsis (2)
  • Linochora (55)
  • Lohwagia (2)
  • Muelleromyces (1)
  • Munkiodothis (9)
  • Neobarclaya (2)
  • Ophiodothella (39)
  • Oswaldia (2)
  • Phaeochorella (1)
  • Phaeotrabutia (1)
  • Phoenicostroma (2)
  • Phragmocauma (4)
  • Phyllachora (3690)
  • Phyllocrea (1)
  • Physalosporina (46)
  • Placosphaerella (3)
  • Placostroma (4)
  • Plectosphaera (1)
  • Polystigma (160)
  • Polystigmina (34)
  • Pseudomelasmia (1)
  • Pseudothiopsella (2)
  • Schizochora (10)
  • Scolecoccoidea (1)
  • Scolecodothis (2)
  • Sirentyloma (1)
  • Sphaerodothis (81)
  • Stigmochora (6)
  • Sucinaria (2)
  • Telimena (13)
  • Telimenella (1)
  • Telimenopsis (2)
  • Tolediella (1)
  • Trabutia (105)
  • Trabutiella (6)
  • Yoshinagella (2)
  • Zimmermanniella (3)
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