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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
  • Acarosporium (2)
  • Amerosporium (27)
  • Amphobotrys (2)
  • Aristastoma (2)
  • Botryosporium (43)
  • Botryotinia (34)
  • Botrytis (1243)
  • Chaetostroma (6)
  • Ciboria (200)
  • Ciborinia (54)
  • Ciliosira (1)
  • Clarireedia (4)
  • Coprotinia (2)
  • Dermea (3)
  • Dumontinia (4)
  • Encoelia (71)
  • Epochnium (20)
  • Excipula (58)
  • Gloeotinia (1)
  • Grovesinia (2)
  • Hansfordia (1)
  • Haplaria (23)
  • Helicoceras (3)
  • Hymenopsis (15)
  • Hymenoscyphus (6)
  • Lanzia (3)
  • Martininia (2)
  • Moellerodiscus (1)
  • Monilia (464)
  • Monilinia (857)
  • Monodictys (1)
  • Mycopappus (8)
  • Myrioconium (47)
  • Myriosclerotinia (8)
  • Oedocephalum (21)
  • Olpitrichum (4)
  • Ovulinia (27)
  • Peziza (1)
  • Phaeangella (7)
  • Phibalis (11)
  • Phymatotrichum (30)
  • Piceomphale (3)
  • Polyactis (2)
  • Pycnopeziza (2)
  • Sclerotinia (832)
  • Scorias (162)
  • Seaverinia (2)
  • Septotinia (55)
  • Sporotrichum (2)
  • Stachylidium (18)
  • Streptobotrys (1)
  • Stromatinia (29)
  • Torula (60)
  • Valdensia (16)
  • Virgaria (7)
  • Zoellneria (2)
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