This is an alphabetical list of the fungal taxa as recorded from South Africa. Currently accepted names have been appended.
Ba Genus: Bacidia De Not. 1846 (Lichens) Bacidia aemula (Stizenb.) Zahlbr. 1926 Bacidia amylothelia Vain. 1926 Bacidia bacillifera (Nyl.) Branth & Rostr. 1869 Bacidia beckhausii Körb. 1860 Bacidia beckhausii var. stenospora (Hepp) Arnold 1871 f. acutata Zahlbr. Bacidia capreolina (Stizenb.) Zahlbr. 1926 Bacidia caruncula (Stizenb.) Zahlbr. 1926 Bacidia chlorophaeata (Nyl.) Zahlbr. 1926 Bacidia cyrtocheila (Stizenb.) Zahlbr. 1926 Bacidia effusa var. intermedia (Hepp ex Stizenb.) Zahlbr. 1926 Bacidia endoleuca (Nyl.) J. Kickx f. 1867 Bacidia endoleucella (Stizenb.) Zahlbr. 1926 Bacidia epicyanea Vain. 1926 Bacidia friesiana var. norrlinii (Lamy) Vain. 1922 Bacidia fuscorubella (Hoffm.) Bausch 1869 accepted as Bacidia polychroa (Th. Fr.) Körb., (1860) Bacidia heteroloma Zahlbr. f. firmior Vain* Bacidia inconsequens (Nyl.) Zahlbr. 1926 Bacidia inconveniens (Nyl.) Zahlbr. 1926 Bacidia intermedia Hampe ex A. Massal. 1861 Bacidia laurocerasi var. amylothelia (Vain.) Zahlbr. 1926 Bacidia leucostephana (Stizenb.) Zahlbr. 1926 Bacidia lugubris (Sommerf.) Zahlbr. 1905 accepted as Schaereria lugubris (A. Massal.) Körb., (1855) Bacidia luteola (Schrad.) Mudd 1861 accepted as Bacidia rubella (Hoffm.) A. Massal., (1852) Bacidia luteola f. chlorotica (Ach.) Zahlbr. 1926 accepted as Pseudosagedia chlorotica (Ach.) Hafellner & Kalb, (1995) Bacidia luteola f. conspondens (Nyl.) Zahlbr. 1926 Bacidia medialis (Tuck.) Zahlbr. 1927 Bacidia millegrana (Taylor) Zahlbr. 1888 Bacidia polychroa (Th. Fr.) Körb., (1860) reported as Bacidia fuscorubella (Hoffm.) Bausch 1869 Bacidia proposita (Nyl.) Zahlbr. 1926 Bacidia rubella (Hoffm.) A. Massal., (1852) reported as Bacidia luteola (Schrad.) Mudd 1861 Bacidia rufata (Stizenb.) Zahlbr. 1926 Bacidia sabuletorum (Schreb.) Lettau 1912 accepted as Bilimbia sabuletorum (Schreb.) Arnold, (1869) Bacidia stupposa (A. Massal.) Zahlbr. 1905 Bacidia subluteola (Nyl.) Zahlbr. 1902 Bacidia subspadicea (Müll. Arg.) Zahlbr. 1926 Bacidia trifaria (Stizenb.) Zahlbr. 1926
Genus: Bactridium Kunze 1817 Bactridium flavum Kunze 1817
Genus: Baeomyces Pers. 1794 (Lichens) Baeomyces capensis Taylor 1847 Baeomyces monocarpus (Ach.) Ach. 1803 Baeomyces roseus Pers. 1794 accepted as Dibaeis rosea (Pers.) Clem., (1909)
Genus: Bagnisiopsis Theiss. & Syd. 1915, accepted as Coccodiella Hara, (1910) Bagnisiopsis disciformis (Wint).*
Genus: Balansia Speg. 1885 Balansia cynodontis Syd. 1935 Balansia trachypogonis Doidge 1948 Balansia sp.
Genus: Balladyna Racib. 1900 Balladyna leonensis Syd. 1939 Balladyna tenuis Hansf. 1941 Balladyna ugandensis Syd. 1939 Balladyna velutina (Berk. & M.A. Curtis) Höhn. 1910
Genus: Balladynastrum Hansf. 1941, accepted as Balladynopsis Theiss. & Syd., (1918) Balladynastrum glabrum Hansf. 1946 accepted as Balladynocallia glabra (Hansf.) Bat., (1965)
Genus: Balladynella Theiss. & Syd. 1918, accepted as Dysrhynchis Clem., (1909) Balladynella confusa (Doidge) Hansf. 1946 accepted as Rizalia confusa Doidge, (1924)
Genus: Balladynocallia Bat. 1965 Balladynocallia glabra (Hansf.) Bat., (1965) reported as Balladynastrum glabrum Hansf. 1946
Genus: Basisporium Molliard 1902, accepted as Nigrospora Zimm., (1902) Basisporium gallarum Molliard 1902 accepted as Nigrospora oryzae (Berk. & Broome) Petch, (1924)
Genus: Battarrea Pers. 1801 Battarrea diguetii Pat. & Har. 1896 [as diqueti] accepted as Battarreoides diguetii (Pat. & Har.) R. Heim & T. Herrera, (1962) Battarrea phalloides Pers. Battarrea stevenii Fr.
Genus; Battarreoides T. Herrera 1953 Battarreoides diguetii (Pat. & Har.) R. Heim & T. Herrera, (1962) reported as Battarrea diguetii Pat. & Har. 1896 [as diqueti]
Genus: Baumiella Henn. 1903, accepted as Leptosphaeria Ces. & De Not. (1863) Baumiella caespitosa Henn. 1903
Be Genus: Beauveria Vuill. 1912 Beauveria bassiana (Bals.-Criv.) Vuill. 1912 Beauveria globulifera (Speg.) F. Picard 1914 accepted as Beauveria bassiana (Bals.-Criv.) Vuill., (1912)
Genus: Belonidium Mont. & Durieu 1848, accepted as Lachnum Retz., (1769)
Synonymy: Belonidium capense (Kalchbr. & Cooke) Sacc. 1889,
Genus: Beniowskia Racib. 1900 Beniowskia penniseti Wakef., (1916), accepted as Beniowskia sphaeroidea (Kalchbr. & Cooke) E.W. Mason, (1928)) Beniowskia sphaeroidea (Kalchbr. & Cooke) E.W. Mason, (1928)),
Bi Genus: Biatora (Lichens) Biatora decipiens (Hedw.) Fr. 1831, accepted as Psora decipiens (Hedw.) Hoffm., (1794) Biatora melampepla (Tuck.) Tuck. 1888 Biatora triptophylla corallinoides Floerke possibly Biatora thriptophylla var. corallinoides (Hoffm.) Fr., (1845) or Biatora thriptophylla var. coralloides Rabenh. [as Biatora triptophylla var. coralloides], (1845) Biatora zeyheri A. Massal. 1861
Genus: Biatorella De Not. 1846, Biatorella armstrongiae Zahlbr. , possibly (T.A. Jones) Stizenb. 1927 Biatorella austroafricana Zahlbr. 1926 Biatorella clavulus (Stizenb.) Zahlbr. 1927 Biatorella lugens (Stizenb.) Zahlbr. 1927 Biatorella palmeti (Stizenb.) Zahlbr. 1927 Biatorella robiginans (Stizenb.) Zahlbr. 1927
Genus: Bispora Corda 1837 Bispora effusa Peck 1891
Bl Genus: Blastenia A. Massal. 1852 Blastenia acaciae (Vain.) Zahlbr. 1932 Blastenia aspicilioidea Zahlbr. 1936, accepted as Huea aspicilioidea (Zahlbr.) C.W. Dodge, (1971) Blastenia brunnthaleri Zahlbr. 1932 Blastenia capensis Trevis.* Blastenia confluens Müll. Arg. 1888 accepted as Huea confluens (Müll. Arg.) C.W. Dodge, (1971) Blastenia ferruginea (Huds.) A. Massal. 1852 Blastenia imponens (Stizenb.) Zahlbr. 1930 Blastenia laingsbergensis Zahlbr.* Blastenia leptospora Zahlbr. 1926, accepted as Huea leptospora (Zahlbr.) C.W. Dodge, (1971) Blastenia ochracea var. parvula (Stizenb.) Zahlbr. 1930 Blastenia poliotera (Nyl.) Müll. Arg. 1880 Blastenia praemicans (Nyl.) Zahlbr. 1930 Blastenia psorothecioides (Vain.) Zahlbr. 1932 Blastenia punicae (Vain.) Zahlbr. 1932, accepted as Huea punicae (Vain.) C.W. Dodge, (1971) Blastenia punicea Müll.Arg.* Blastenia sedutrix (Stizenb.) Zahlbr. 1930. [as seductric] accepted as Huea sedutrix (Stizenb.) C.W. Dodge, (1971) Blastenia subsalicina Zahlbr. 1932 Blastenia testaceorufa (Vain.) Zahlbr. 1930 Blastenia vasquesia A. Massal. 1861
Family: Blastocladiaceae H.E. Petersen 1909
Bo Genus: Bolbitius Fr. 1838 Bolbitius boltonii (Pers.) Fr. 1838 accepted as Bolbitius titubans (Bull.) Fr., (1838) Bolbitius bulbillosus (Fr.) Gillet 1876 Bolbitius fragilis (L.) Fr. 1838, accepted as Bolbitius titubans (Bull.) Fr., (1838) Bolbitius liberatus Kalchbr. 1879, accepted as Agrocybe liberata (Kalchbr.) E.F. Malysheva,(2019) Bolbitius macowani Kalchbr.* Bolbitius mitriformis Berk., (1844) [as mitraeformis] accepted as Galeropsis mitriformis (Berk.) R. Heim [as 'mitraeformis'], (1950)
Family: Boletoideae
Genus: Boletus L. 1753 Boletus bovinus L. 1753 accepted as Suillus bovinus (L.) Roussel (1806)) Boletus collinitus Fr. 1838 accepted as Suillus collinitus (Fr.) Kuntze, (1898) Boletus cutipes Mass.* Boletus edulis Bull. 1782 Boletus elegans Fr. possibly B. elegans Bull. 1782, accepted as Cerioporus varius (Pers.) Zmitr. & Kovalenko, (2016), B. elegans Bolton 1788, accepted as Grifola frondosa (Dicks.) Gray, (1821), or B. elegans Schumach. 1803, accepted as Suillus grevillei (Klotzsch) Singer,(1945) Boletus eximius Peck (1887) accepted as Sutorius eximius (Peck) Halling, Nuhn, & Osmundson (2012) Boletus flavidus Fr. 1815, accepted as Suillus flavidus (Fr.) J. Presl, (1846) Boletus granulatus L. 1753, accepted as Suillus granulatus (L.) Roussel, (1796) Boletus grevillei Klotzsch 1832 accepted as Suillus grevillei (Klotzsch) Singer,(1945) Boletus luteus Linn. (1753), accepted as Suillus luteus (L.) Roussel (1796) Boletus sanguineus Linn. (1763), accepted as Pycnoporus sanguineus (L.) Murrill (1904) Boletus stellenbossiensis Van der Byl 1925 Boletus subflammeus Berk. 1876 accepted as Chalciporus subflammeus (Berk.) Klofac & Krisai, (2006) Boletus versicolor L. 1753 accepted as Trametes versicolor (L.) Lloyd, (1921) Boletus sp.
Genus: Bombyliospora De Not. 1852 Bombyliospora aureola (Tuck.) Zahlbr. 1930, accepted as Letrouitia aureola (Tuck.) Hafellner & Bellem., (1982) Bombyliospora domingensis (Pers.) Zahlbr. 1888 accepted as Letrouitia domingensis (Pers.) Hafellner & Bellem., (1982) Bombyliospora domingensis var. colorata Vain. 1921 Bombyliospora domingensis var. flavidula* Bombyliospora domingensis var. flavocrocea (Nyl.) Zahlbr. 1930 accepted as Letrouitia flavocrocea (Nyl.) Hafellner & Bellem., (1982) Bombyliospora domingensis var. glaucotropa (Nyl.) Vain. 1921 Bombyliospora domingensis var. inexplicata (Nyl.) Malme 1923 Bombyliospora domingensis var. inspersa Steiner possibly (Nyl.) Malme 1923 Bombyliospora flavidula (Tuck.) Zahlbr. 1930 accepted as Letrouitia flavidula (Tuck.) Hafellner, (1983) Bombyliospora flavocrocea A. Massal. 1860 accepted as Letrouitia flavocrocea (Nyl.) Hafellner & Bellem., (1982) Bombyliospora incana A.L. Sm. 1911 accepted as Megalospora tuberculosa (Fée) Sipman, (1983) Bombyliospora leprolyta (Nyl.) Zahlbr. 1930, accepted as Letrouitia leprolyta (Nyl.) Hafellner, (1983) Bombyliospora tuberculosa (Fée) A. Massal. 1852 accepted as Megalospora tuberculosa (Fée) Sipman, (1983) Bombyliospora tuberculosa f. geotropa (Stizenb.) Zahlbr. 1930 Bombyliospora zuluensis Vain. 1926
Genus: Borrera Ach. 1809 Borrera capensis (L. f.) Ach. 1810 Borrera chrysophthalma (L.) Ach. 1810 accepted as Teloschistes chrysophthalmus (L.) Th. Fr., (1861) Borrera flavicans (Sw.) Ach. 1810 accepted as Teloschistes flavicans (Sw.) Norman, (1852) Borrera leucomelos (L.) Ach. [as 'leucomela'], (1810) accepted as Leucodermia leucomelos (L.) Kalb, 2015 Borrera pubera Ach. 1810 Borrera pubera var. capensis (L. f.) Ach. 1814
Genus: Botryodiplodia Sacc. 1884 Botryodiplodia oncidii (Henn.) Petr. & Syd., (1926) accepted as Sphaeropsis oncidii (Henn.) Died., (1914) Botryodiplodia palmarum (Cooke) Petr. & Syd. 1927 Botryodiplodia theobromae Pat. 1892accepted as Lasiodiplodia theobromae (Pat.) Griffon & Maubl. (1909)
Genus: Botryosphaeria Ces. & De Not. 1863 Botryosphaeria mali V.A. Putterill 1919, accepted as Neofusicoccum ribis (Slippers, Crous & M.J. Wingf.) Crous, Slippers & A.J.L. Phillips, (2006) Botryosphaeria ribis Shear, Stev. & Wilcox possibly Grossenb. & Duggar 1911, accepted as Neofusicoccum ribis (Slippers, Crous & M.J. Wingf.) Crous, Slippers & A.J.L. Phillips, (2006) Botryosphaeria ribis var chromogena Shear, N.E. Stevens & Wilcox 1924 accepted as Neofusicoccum ribis (Slippers, Crous & M.J. Wingf.) Crous, Slippers & A.J.L. Phillips, (2006) Botryosphaeria vitis (Schulzer) Sacc. 1882 accepted as Echusias vitis (Schulzer) Hazsl., (1873)
Genus: Botrytis Botrytis allii Munn 1917 Botrytis cinerea Pers. 1801 Botrytis fabae Sardiña 1929 Botrytis sp.
Genus: Bottaria A. Massal. 1856 Bottaria pyrenuloides (Mont.) Trevis. 1861accepted as Pyrenula pyrenuloides (Mont.) R.C. Harris,(1989) Bottaria thelomorpha (Tuck.) Vain., [as thelemorpha],(1901) Bottaria thwaitesii (Leight.) Vain. ex Van der Byl 1931 accepted as Anthracothecium thwaitesii (Leight.) Müll. Arg., (1880)
Genus: Bovista Pers. 1794 Bovista castanea Lév. 1846 accepted as Disciseda castanea (Lév.) Bottomley, (1948) Bovista cervina Berk. 1842 accepted as Disciseda cervina (Berk.) Hollós, (1902) Bovista citrina (Berk. & Broome) Bottomley 1948, Bovista juglandiformis Berk. ex Massee 1888 accepted as Disciseda juglandiformis (Berk. ex Massee) Hollós, (1902) Bovista lilacina Mont. & Berk. 1845 accepted as Calvatia lilacina (Mont. & Berk.) Henn., (1904) Bovista oblongispora (Lloyd) Bottomley 1948 Bovista pusilla de Toni possibly (Batsch) Pers. 1801 Bovista umbrina Bottomley 1948 Bovista zeyheri Berk. ex Massee 1888
Genus: Bovistella Morgan 1892, accepted as Lycoperdon Pers., (1794) Bovistella aspera (Lév.) Lloyd 1905 accepted as Lycoperdon asperum (Lév.) Speg., (1881)