Specimens of microfungi are housed in the U.S. National Fungus Collections and other institutions that serve as reservoirs of information and documentation about the nation's natural heritage. Based on the number of species reported in the literature and those represented in the collections; the number of microfungi known in the United States is estimated at 29,000 species.
Specimens of microfungi are kept in the U.S. National Fungus Collections and other repositories that store information and documentation about the nation's natural heritage. Based on the number of species documented in literature and those found in collections; the total count of known microfungi in the United States is estimated at 29,000 species.