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    Collection code BPI

    U.S. National Fungus Collections

    From USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS)
    biocollections.ars.usda.gov
    United States of AmericaBeltsville
    963,000 specimens

    Description

    Mycology and Nematology Genetic Diversity and Biology Laboratory | Beltsville Agricultural Research Center | Northeast Area The U.S. National Fungus Collections are the repository for over one million fungal specimens worldwide and are the largest such collections in the world. Information associated with these specimens constitute an enormous data resource, especially about plant-associated fungi. Data is available through the Fungal Database, including fungus-host information.
    Taxonomic description
    All groups of fungi, excluding lichens; exsiccatae with fungi including lichens
    Geographic description
    No information
    Temporal description
    No information
    Notes
    Updated Dec 2015 (staff changes). Information for all rust, smut, polypore, ascomycetes, deuteromycetes, agarics, oomycetes, and chytridiomycetes computerized and available (https://fungi.ars.usda.gov/).
    Code
    BPI
    Number of specimens in collection
    963,000
    Online Catalog/Database
    Homepage
    Content types
    • PreservedOrganisms
    Preservation types
    • StorageIndoors
    • SampleDried
    Accession status
    Institutional
    Incorporated collections
    • Fungi of BKL, CAS (except fleshy fungi), DS, MO, PAC (59 000 specimens), US, WVA, and WARM (138)
    • fungi of LLO on loan
    • G. P. Clinton smut fungi of NHES on permanent loan
    • G. W. Martin myxomycetes of IA on permanent loan since 1977.
    • PACMA (67 000 specimens) in 2002.

    Collection descriptors

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    Contacts

    Email
    Phone number
    Country
    United States of America
    State/Province
    Maryland
    City/Town
    Beltsville
    Postal/Zip Code
    20705
    Address
    10300 Baltimore Ave, Bldg 010A, Rm 229
    LC

    Lisa Castlebury

    Identifiers

    Code
    BPI
    Identifiers
    Entry created: March 31, 2020
    Last modified: July 30, 2025
    Modified by: ih-sync