Quick Search

Search by Catalog Number, Occurrence ID, or Record ID. Search by Catalog Number, Occurrence ID, or Record ID.

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.)

Extra Statistics

Show Geographic Distribution
Show Family Distribution
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
  • Acantharia (18)
  • Actinodothidopsis (1)
  • Actinonema (390)
  • Adelopus (31)
  • Antennaria (41)
  • Antennularia (21)
  • Anungitea (1)
  • Anungitopsis (1)
  • Aphysa (22)
  • Apiosporina (298)
  • Ascochyta (1734)
  • Atopospora (5)
  • Coleroa (116)
  • Dibotryon (18)
  • Dicoccum (4)
  • Dimerosporiopsis (3)
  • Ectosticta (3)
  • Endostigme (6)
  • Fusicladium (58)
  • Gibbera (100)
  • Hadrotrichum (111)
  • Hormotheca (2)
  • Karschia (6)
  • Lasiobotrys (132)
  • Limacinia (21)
  • Maireella (25)
  • Metacoleroa (7)
  • Napicladium (96)
  • Periline (3)
  • Phaeosphaerella (30)
  • Phragmogibbera (1)
  • Piggotia (198)
  • Pirostoma (2)
  • Platychora (1)
  • Pollaccia (17)
  • Polyrhizon (1)
  • Protoventuria (4)
  • Pseudoparodia (3)
  • Pseudotthia (2)
  • Pyrenobotrys (2)
  • Rhizogene (4)
  • Rhizosphaera (28)
  • Sphaerellopsis (15)
  • Spilocaea (17)
  • Spilodochium (5)
  • Spilosticta (64)
  • Subulispora (2)
  • Trichodothella (2)
  • Uleodothis (11)
  • Venturia (583)
Image Search this Collection