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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
  • Aleuria (26)
  • Aleurina (43)
  • Anixia (9)
  • Anthracobia (28)
  • Ascorhizoctonia (42)
  • Barlaeina (1)
  • Boubovia (1)
  • Byssonectria (15)
  • Cheilymenia (95)
  • Coprobia (15)
  • Fimaria (2)
  • Gelasinospora (2)
  • Genabea (2)
  • Genea (5)
  • Geopora (8)
  • Geopyxis (161)
  • Graddonia (2)
  • Humaria (596)
  • Humarina (95)
  • Hydnocystis (4)
  • Jafnea (26)
  • Jafneadelphus (2)
  • Kotlabaea (1)
  • Lachnea (144)
  • Lamprospora (118)
  • Lanatonectria (3)
  • Letendraea (5)
  • Leucoloma (7)
  • Leucoscypha (9)
  • Melastiza (39)
  • Miladina (1)
  • Mycogala (25)
  • Nannfeldtiella (13)
  • Neottiella (7)
  • Nothojafnea (1)
  • Octospora (17)
  • Orbicula (9)
  • Otidea (277)
  • Patella (109)
  • Paurocotylis (16)
  • Peziza (201)
  • Phaedropezia (5)
  • Pseudaleuria (1)
  • Pseudocenangium (6)
  • Pseudocollema (27)
  • Pseudombrophila (6)
  • Pseudoplectania (89)
  • Psilopezia (38)
  • Pulvinula (30)
  • Pustularia (21)
  • Pyronema (82)
  • Sarcosphaera (3)
  • Scutellinia (170)
  • Sepultaria (86)
  • Sphaerosoma (3)
  • Sphaerospora (48)
  • Sphaerosporella (4)
  • Sphaerosporium (18)
  • Stephensia (8)
  • Tarzetta (13)
  • Tricharina (8)
  • Trichophaea (36)
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