Providing a simple interface for management of the Widely Prevalent Fungi List (WPFL)

University of Florida / USDA APHIS PPQ

To facilitate expedited shipment of fungi across state lines, it is necessary to know whether or not a fungus is considered widely prevalent in the state that will be receiving the specimen. There can be a great deal of confusion in maintaining these lists on a state by state or national basis due to the life stages of various fungi and the use of synonymous taxonomy. With guidance and input from the University of Florida and USDA APHIS PPQ, the Bugwood Network will create an online interface that will:

1. Provide national Flash Map distributions of fungi by state
2. Provide Flash Map selection of a state to see WPFL for that state
3. Provide a specialist login to provide updating to the WPFL for a state they are responsible for. This includes:
   1. Adding a fungus to a state WPFL
   2. Removing a fungus from a state's WPFL
   3. Requesting the addition of a fungal species not currently available in the system.
4. Provide image gallery creation tools for the WPFL. This will allow authorized users to select selecting images from the Bugwood Image Database System for those fungi on the WPFL. The created image galleries will be available at various places on the WPFL site.

http://www.prevalentfungi.org/