University of Costa Rica Fungi and Mycetozoan Collections (USJ)
We have data from all collections of fungi (about 9000 specimens) and myxomycetes (about 7000 specimens) collected in Costa Rica and stored in the USJ Herbarium. The data encompasses the period between 1884 and 2024. All collections are preserved as dried specimens.
Curator: Carlos Rojas Alvarado, carlos.rojasalvarado@ucr.ac.cr (ORCID #: 0000-0002-7968-4833)
Curator: Melissa Mardones Hidalgo, melissa.mardones@ucr.ac.cr
Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Data snapshot of local collection database
Last Update: 14 October 2025
Digital Metadata: EML File
Usage Rights: CC BY (Attribution)
Rights Holder: University of Costa Rica
Address:
Herbario Luis Fournier Origgi
Escuela de Biología
Universidad de Costa Rica
San Pedro de Montes de Oca, San José 11501
CR
Collection Statistics
- 13,065 specimen records
- 11,401 (87%) georeferenced
- 8,272 (63%) identified to species
- 251 families
- 728 genera
- 1,788 species
- 1,788 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)
