We have a significant amount of experience working with DNA barcoding of fungi and have completed DNA extraction, amplification, and sequencing for over 50,000 individual specimens. Our primary goal is to document all of the macrofungi that exist in North America.
Current Projects:
The MycoMap Network - www.MycoMap.org
Specimen and eDNA sequencing for State of California - California Institute of Biodiversity
Specimen and eDNA sequencing for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania - Pennsylvania Department of Conservation & Natural Resources
2025 Continental Mycoblitz - www.MycoBlitz.org
Mycoflora of Indiana - Over 20,000 specimens from the state. The Hoosier Mushroom Society
Macrofungi of Michigan - Over 4,000 specimens from the state. Michigan Mushroom Hunters Club
Macrofungi of Missouri - Missouri Mycological Society
Barcoding macrofungi at the University of Michigan Herbarium - Over 5,000 collections to date
eDNA Air Sampling Device - State of Michigan/Mycota Lab
New bioinformatic tools for next-generation sequencing - demultiplexing and building consensus sequences.
MycoMap - workflows and data management systems for specimen-based fungal barcoding. www.MycoMap.com
Future Projects/Goals:
Continental-scale eDNA biodiversity monitoring network
Past Projects:
NAMA Foray Specimens - Thousands of specimens collected at events sponsored by the North American Mycological Association.
Smith Foray (2015, 2018, 2024) - Annual Great Lake States foray.
The genus Amanita - Over 1,000 specimens from the genus as a part of multiple projects. The majority include sequences from multiple loci.
Fungal Diversity Survey Local Projects - 2017-2018; 2023
Fungi of the Pacific Northwest - Over 1,000 specimens completed across several projects.
Brad's Fall Foray (2017, 2018, 2019) - Annual foray from the Missouri Mycological Society.
Lincoff Foray (2022) - Over 600 specimens from the event.
Santa Cruz Mycoflora Foray 2018 - One hundred specimens were successfully sequenced from the 2018 event.
Radical Mycology Convergence 2018 - A few dozen specimens collected from the event.
New York - Over 500 specimens from a projects in New York.
Wisconsin - Over 100 specimens collected from a project the state.