California State University East Bay Fungarium (HAY)

The fungal collections of HAY at California State University East Bay (formerly CSU Hayward) currently include over 1000 macrofungal specimens, with several thousand additional specimens expected to be accessioned in 2023-2024. The collection consists primarily of Agaricomycotina and Pezizomycotina specimens from California, Hawai'i and Vanuatu, including vouchers resulting from the studies of Dr. Brian Perry and students.

Director: Brian Perry, brian.perry@csueastbay.edu, (510) 885-4013 (ORCID #: 0000-0002-0036-6032)
Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Live Data managed directly within data portal
Global Unique Identifier: 6ed3b213-3ba6-4d5d-b5b1-e2eae672d8dd
Digital Metadata: EML File
Collection Statistics
  • 6,163 specimen records
  • 5,951 (97%) georeferenced
  • 1,982 (32%) identified to species
  • 185 families
  • 610 genera
  • 1,089 species
  • 842 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)
Extra Statistics