List of fungi of South Africa

This is an alphabetical list of the fungal taxa as recorded from South Africa. Currently accepted names have been appended.

Ma

Genus: Macowania

Macowania agaricina Berk.

Genus: Macowaniella

Macowaniella congesta Doidge
Macowaniella myrsinicola Doidge

Genus: Macowanites Kalchbr. (1882), accepted as Russula Pers. (1796)

Macowanites agarieinum Kalchbr.

Genus: Macrodiplodia

Macrodiplodia corticale Kalchbr. & Cooke

Genus: Macrophoma

Macrophoma agapanthi Trav.
Macrophoma aloes Scalia.
Macrophoma artemisiae Berl. & Vogl
Macrophoma cattleyicola P.Henn.
Macrophoma clematidis Togn.
Macrophoma curvispora Peek. accepted as Neofabraea malicorticis H.S.Jacks., (1913)
Macrophoma dryopteris Verw. & du Pless.
Macrophoma falconieri P.Henn.
Macrophoma oleae Berl. & Vogl.
Macrophoma palnuirum Berl. & Vogl.
Macrophoma pinea Petrak & Syd.
Macrophoma sp.

Genus: Macrophomina

Macrophomina limbalis Syd.
Macrophomina phaseoli (Maubl.) S.F. Ashby (1927) accepted as Macrophomina phaseolina (Tassi) Goid. (1947)

Genus: Macrosporium

Macrosporium camelliae Cooke & Mass.
Macrosporium carotae Ellis & Langl., (1890), accepted as Alternaria dauci (J.G.Kühn) J.W.Groves & Skolko, (1944)
Macrosporium citri McAlp.
Macrosporium cladosporioides Desm.
Macrosporium commune Rabenh., (1870), accepted as Pleospora herbarum (Pers.) Rabenh. (1857)
Macrosporium cucumerinum Ellis & Everh., (1895) accepted as Alternaria cucumerina, (Ellis & Everh.) J.A.Elliott, (1917)
Macrosporium eucalypti P.Henn.
Macrosporium iridis Cooke & Ell.
Macrosporium lanceolatum Mass.
Macrosporium longipes Ell. & Everh.
Macrosporium maydis Cooke & Ell.
Macrosporium nigricantium Atk.
Macrosporium nobile Vize.
Macrosporium oleae Berl. & Vogl.
Macrosporium phaseoli Fautr.
Macrosporium porri Ell.
Macrosporium punctatum Kalchbr. & Cooke
Macrosporium sarcinula Berk.(1838), accepted as Pleospora herbarum (Pers.) Rabenh. (1857)
Macrosporium solani Ell. & Mart. accepted as Alternaria solani Sorauer, (1896)
Macrosporium tabacinum Ell. & Mart.
Macrosporium tomato Cooke
Macrosporium vitis Sorok.
Macrosporium sp.

Genus: Madurella

Madurella sp.

Genus: Malacaria

Malacaria meliolieola Syd.

Genus: Malassezia

Malassezia furfur Baillon.

Genus: Marasmius

Marasmius calopus Fr.
Marasmius candidus Fr.
Marasmius delectans Morgan.
Marasmius epiphyllus Fr.
Marasmius filaris Kalchbr. & MacOwan.
Marasmius haematocephalus Mont. ex Fr.
Marasmius hariolorum Quel.
Marasmius helvolus Berk.
Marasmius oreadoides Pass.
Marasmius petalinus Berk. & Curt.
Marasmius rotula Fr.
Marasmius saccharinu Fr.
Marasmius scorodonius (Fr.) Fr., 1826 accepted as Mycetinis scorodonius (Fr.) A.W.Wilson & Desjardin, 2005
Marasmius siccus Fr.
Marasmius splachnoides Fr.
Marasmius tener Berk. & Curt.
Marasmius togoensis P.Henn.
Marasmius thwaitesii Berk. & Br.
Marasmius torquescens Quel.
Marasmius ustorum Berk.
Marasmius sp.

Genus: Maronea (Lichen)

Maronea constans Hepp.
Maronea crassilabra H.Magn.
Maronea horizoides Wain.

Genus: Marssonina

Marssonia castagnei Sacc.
Marssonina fragariae (Lib.) Kleb., (1918) accepted as Diplocarpon earlianum (Ellis & Everh.) F.A.Wolf [as 'earliana'], (1924)
Marssonina juglandis (Lib.) Magnus, (1906) accepted as Ophiognomonia leptostyla (Fr.) Sogonov, Stud. Mycol. 62: 62 (2008)
Marssonina populi Magn.
Marssonina sp.

Genus: Massecella

Massecella flueggeae Syd. (sic)

Me

Genus: Medusula

Medusula disjectans Nyl.

Genus: Megalonectria

Megalonectria nigrescens Sacc.
Megalonectria pseudotrichia (Schwein.) Speg., (1881). accepted as Nectria pseudotrichia (Schwein.) Berk. & M.A. Curtis, (1853)

Genus: Megalospora

Megalospora lutea Flotow.
Megalospora stellenboschiana Zahlbr.
Megalospora versicolor Zahlbr.

Genus: Megatrichophyton

Megatrichophyton roseum Doidge

Family: Melampsoraceae (Rusts)

Genus: Melampsora

Melampsora aecidioides Schroet.
Melampsora helioscopiae Wint.
Melampsora hyperici Schroet.
Melampsora hypericorum Wint. var. australis Doidge
Melampsora junodii Doidge
Melampsora lini Lev.
Melampsora mixta Schroet.
Melampsora puccinioides Wint.
Melampsora ricini Pass.
Melampsora stratosa Cooke
Melampsora tremulae Tul.
Melampsora vitellinae Thuem.

Genus: Melampsorella

Melampsorella ricini de Toni

Genus: Melampydium

Melampydium metabolum Müll.Arg. subsp. africanum Zahlbr.

Genus: Melanaspicilia

Melanaspicilia aethalea Wain.
Melanaspicilia epichlora Vain.

Genus: Melanconiaceae Melanconiaceae

Genus: Melanconiales Melanconiales

Genus: Melanconium

Melanconium fourcroyae Syd.
Melanconium sacchari Massee, (1896), accepted as Phaeocytostroma sacchari (Ellis & Everh.) B. Sutton, (1964)

Genus: Melanogaster

Melanogaster ambiguus Tul.
Melanogaster owanianum Kalchbr.

Genus: Melanops

Melanops perseae Petrak.

Genus: Melanopsamma

Melanopsamma parasitica Sacc.

Genus: Melanopsichium

Melanopsichium austro-americanum G.Beck

Genus: Melanospora

Melanospora parasitica (Tul.) Tul. & C.Tul. (1865)accepted as Syspastospora parasitica (Tul.) P.F.Cannon & D.Hawksw. (1982)

Genus: Melanotheca

Melanotheca oculea Stizenb.

Genus: Melasmia

Melasmia confluens v.Hohn.
Melasmia parinarii P.Henn.

Genus: Melaspilea (Lichens and lichenocolous)

Melaspilea gemella Nyl.

Genus: Melastiza

Melastiza charteri Boud.

Genus: Meliola

Meliola acanthacearum Hansf.
Meliola acridocarpi Doidge
Meliola allophyli Doidge
Meliola amphitricha Fr.
Meliola apodytis v.d.Byl
Meliola arcuata Doidge
Meliola argentina Speg.
Meliola atalayae Doidge
Meliola atra Doidge
Meliola azimae Doidge
Meliola behniae Syd.
Meliola bifida Cooke
Meliola bosciae Doidge
Meliola braehyodonta Syd.
Meliola buxicola Doidge
Meliola campylotricha Syd.
Meliola capensis Theiss.
Meliola capnodioides Thuem.
Meliola carissae Doidge
Meliola celtidicola v.d.Byl
Meliola choristylidis Doidge
Meliola cladophila Syd.
Meliola chidotricha Lev.
Meliola clavieulata Doidge
Meliola cluytiae v.d.Byl.
Meliola cnestidis Doidge
Meliola comata Doidge
Meliola conferta Doidge
Meliola cryptocaryae Doidge
Meliola cylindripoda Doidge
Meliola dactylipoda Syd.
Meliola ditricha Doidge
Meliola doidgeae Syd.
Meliola draeaenicola Pat. & Har.
Meliola dummeri Hansf. var. brachyodonta Hansf.
Meliola evansii Doidge
Meliola excoecariae Doidge
Meliola falcata Syd.
Meliola furcillata Doidge
Meliola ganglifera Kalchbr.
Meliola gemellipoda Doidge
Meliola geniculata Syd. & Butler var. macrospora Doidge
Meliola glabra Berk. & Curt.
Meliola gloriosa Doidge
Meliola goniomae Doidge
Meliola heudeloti Gaill.
Meliola hippocrateae Doidge
Meliola impatientis Doidge
Meliola indigoferae Syd.
Meliola inermis Kalchbr. & Cooke.
Meliola jasminicola P. Henn.
Meliola kentaniensis Doidge
Meliola knowltoniae Doidge
Meliola knysnae Doidge
Meliola leptidea Syd.
Meliola littoralis Syd.
Meliola loxostylidis Doidge
Meliola macowaniana Thuem.
Meliola malacotricha Speg.
Meliola manca Ell. & Mart.
Meliola merrillii Syd.
Meliola microspora var. africana Doidge
Meliola microthecia Thuem.
Meliola natalensis Doidge
Meliola natalensis var. conferta Doidge
Meliola natalensis var. lara Doidge
Meliola ochnae Doidge
Meliola oleicola Doidge
Meliola oleicola var. jasmini Doidge
Meliola oliniae Kalchbr.
Meliola oncinotidis Doidge
Meliola osyridis Doidge
Meliola palmieola Wint.
Meliola panici Earle.
Meliola peddieicola Hansf.
Meliola peglerae Doidge
Meliola peltata Doidge
Meliola perpusilla Syd. var. congoensis Beeli.
Meliola petiolaris Doidge
Meliola podocarpi Doidge
Meliola polytrieha Kalchbr. & Cooke
Meliola popowiae Doidge
Meliola psilostomae Thuem.
Meliola psychotriae Earle.
Meliola ptaeroxyli Doidge
Meliola puiggarii Speg.
Meliola quinquespora Thuem.
Meliola rhoina Doidge
Meliola rhois P.Henn.
Meliola rhois var. tenuis Doidge
Meliola rigida Doidge
Meliola sapindacearum Speg.
Meliola scabra Doidge
Meliola sclerochitoni Kalchbr.
Meliola scolopiae Doidge
Meliola sinuosa Doidge
Meliola speciosa Doidge
Meliola strophanthi Doidge
Meliola thuemeniana Stev.
Meliola toddaliae Doidge
Meliola torta Doidge
Meliola transvaalensis Doidge
Meliola varia Doidge
Meliola woodiana Sacc.
Meliola xumenensis Doidge
Meliola zehneriae v.d.Byl.
Meliola sp. var. M. capnodioides Thuem.
Meliola sp.

Family: Meliolaceae

Genus: Meliolaster

Meliolaster mackenzii Doidge

Genus: Meliolina

Meliolina arborescens Syd.
Meliolina cladotricha Syd.
Meliolina irenicolum Stevens.

Genus: Melogramma

Melogramma eucalypti Kalchbr. & Cooke

Family: Melogrammataceae

Genus: Memnoniella

Memnoniella echinata Gall.

Genus: Menispora

Menispora cylindrica Kalchbr. & Cooke

Merulioidea

Genus: Merulius

Merulius alneus (L.) J.F.Gmel. (1792), accepted as Schizophyllum commune Fr. (1815)
Merulius corium Fr.
Merulius gelatinosus Lloyd
Merulius himantoides Fr.
Merulius lacrymans Fr.
Merulius pinastri Burt.
Merulius rufus Pers. ex Fr.
Merulius serpens Tode ex Fr.
Merulius squalidus Fr.
Merulius tremellosus Schrad. (1794), accepted as Phlebia tremellosa (Schrad.) Nakasone & Burds. (1984)

Genus: Metarrhizium

Metarrhizium anisopliae Sorokin

Genus: Metasphaeria

Metasphaeria brachiata Sacc.
Metasphaeria caffra Petrak.
Metasphaeria cumana Sacc.
Metasphaeria metuloidea Sacc.

Mi

Genus: Microcallis

Microcallis nuxiae Hansf.
Microcallis oleae Hansf.

Genus: Microcyclus

Microcyclus kentaniensis Doidge
Microcyclus osyridis (Cooke) Sacc. (1904), accepted as Microcyclus amphimelaenus (Mont.) Arx [as amphimelaena], in Müller & von Arx,(1962)
Microcyclus tassianus (Sacc.) Syd. & P. Syd. (1904), accepted as Microcyclus amphimelaenus (Mont.) Arx [as amphimelaena], in Müller & von Arx,(1962)

Genus: Microdiplodia

Microdiplodia rikatliensis Petrak.

Genus: Micropeltis

Micropeltis maratliae P.Henn.
Micropeltis stigma Cooke
Micropeltis trichomanis P.Henn.

Genus: Microphiale

Microphiale lutea Zahlbr.

Genus: Microsphaera

Microsphaera alni (DC. ex Wallr.) G. Winter, (1884), accepted as Microsphaera penicillata (Wallr.) Lév., (1851)
Microsphaera polonica Siemaszko.

Genus: Microsporon

Microsporon furfur Robin.

Genus: Microsporum

Microsporum audouinii Gruby.

Genus: Microstroma

Microstroma albizziae Syd.
Microstroma album Sacc.
Microstroma quercinum Niessl.
Microstroma quercinum f. roboris Thuem.

Genus: Microthelia

Microthelia confluens Müll.Arg.
Microthelia macrocarpoides Zahlbr.
Microthelia micula Korb.
Microthelia uniserialis Zahlbr.

Fanily: Microthyriaceae

Family: Microthyriae

Order: Microthyriales

Genus: Microthyriella

Microthyriella transvaalensis Doidge

Genus: Microthyrium

Microthyrium annuliforme Syd.
Microthyrium maculicolum Doidge
Microthyrium ranulisporum Doidge

Genus: Milesina

Milesina dieteliana P.Magn.
Milesina nervisequa Syd.

Mo

Genus: Mollisia

Mollisia aquosa Phill.
Mollisia cinerea Karst.
Mollisia subgilva Kalchbr. & Cooke

Genus: Monascus

Monascus ruber van Tiegh.

Genus: Monilia accepted as Monilinia

Monilia balcanica Castellani & Chalmers.
Monilia bethaliensis Pijper
Monilia fimicola Cost. & Matr.
Monilia krusei Castellani & Chalmers
Monilia pseudolondinensis Castellani & Chalmers
Monilia pseudotropicalis Castellani & Chalmers
Monilia rugosa Castellani & Chalmers
Monilia sitophila Sace.
Monilia zeylanica Castellani & Chalmers
Monilia sp.

Genus: Monochaetia

Monochaetia camelliae Miles.
Monochaetia cydoniae Pole Evans & Doidge

Genus: Monoicomyces

Monoicomyces zealandicus Thaxt.

Genus: Montagnella

Montagnella asperata Syd.
Montagnella maxima Mass.
Montagnella peglerae Pole Evans

Family: Montagnellaceae

Genus: Montagnites

Montagnites candollei Fr.

Genus: Morphella

Morphella conica Pers.
Morphella esculenta Pers.

Genus: Morenoella

Morenoella oxyanthae Doidge
Morenoella phillipsii Doidge

Genus: Morenoina

Morenoina africana Doidge
Morenoina dracaenae Doidge

Family:Mortierellaceae

Mu

Family:Mucedinaceae

Genus: Mucor

Mucor clavatus Linn.
Mucor exitiosus Mass.
Mucor hiemalis Wehm.
Mucor mucedo Linn.
Mucor racemosus Pres.
Mucor rouxii Calm.
Mucor stercorius Link.

Family: Mucoraceae

Family: Mucorales

Genus: Mucronella

Mucronella aggregata Fr.

Genus: Mutinus

Mutinus bambusinus Ed.Fisch.
Mutinus curtisii Ed.Fisch.
Mutinus simplex Lloyd.

My

Mycelia sterilia

Genus: Mycena

Mycena acicula Quel.
Mycena alcalina Quel.
Mycena actiniceps Sacc.
Mycena arguta Sacc.
Mycena capillaris Quel.
Mycena elavicularis Gill.
Mycena corticola Quel.
Mycena debilis Quel.
Mycena dilatata Gill.
Mycena dregeana Sacc.
Mycena galericulata S.F.Gray
Mycena heliscus Sacc.
Mycena hiemalis Quel.
Mycena macrorrhiza Sacc.
Mycena rhodiophylla Sacc.
Mycena sciola Sacc.
Mycena tenerrima (Fr.) Quél. (1874),accepted as Mycena adscendens (Lasch) Maas Geest. (1981)
Mycena tintinnabula Quel.
Mycena vitrea Quel.
Mycena vulgaris Quel.
Mycena sp.

Genus: Mycenastrum

Mycenastrum corium (Guers.) Desv. (1842),
Mycenastrum lejospermum Mont.
Mycenastrum phaeotrichum Berk.

Genus: Mycobilimbia (Lichens)

Mycobilimbia aeervata Vouaux.
Mycobilimbia quatemella Vouaux.

Genus: Mycoderma

Mycoderma pararugosum Dodge

Genus: Mycogone

Mycogone aurantiaca da Cam.
Mycogone sp.

Genus: Mycolangloisia

Mycolangloisia nitida Hansf.

Genus: Mycoleptodon Pat. (1897), accepted as Steccherinum Gray (1821)

Mycoleptodon ochraeeum Pat.

Family:Mycoporaceae

Genus: Mycoporellum

Mycoporellum lahmii Müll.Arg.

Genus: Mycoporum

Mycoporum lahmii Stizenb.
Mycoporum pycnocarpum Nyl.

Genus: Mycosphaerella

Mycosphaerella agapanthi Lindau.
Mycosphaerella aloes Syd.
Mycosphaerella areola Ehrlich & Wolf.
Mycosphaerella brassicaecola Lindau.
Mycosphaerella byliana Syd.
Mycosphaerella citrullina (C.O. Sm.) Grossenb., (1909), accepted as Didymella bryoniae (Fuckel) Rehm, (1881)
Mycosphaerella dichrostachydis v.d.Byl
Mycosphaerella fragariae (Tul.) Lindau, 1897,
Mycosphaerella gibelliana Pass.
Mycosphaerella gossypina Atk.
Mycosphaerella loranthi Syd.
Mycosphaerella maculiformis (Pers.) J. Schröt., (1894), accepted as Mycosphaerella punctiformis (Pers.) Starbäck, (1889)
Mycosphaerella moelleriana Lindau.
Mycosphaerella moricola Linn.
Mycosphaerella nemesiae Dipp.
Mycosphaerella pinodes Stone. (sic), possibly (Berk. & A. Bloxam) Vestergr., (1912)accepted as Didymella pinodes (Berk. & A. Bloxam) Petr., (1924)
Mycosphaerella plectranthi Doidge
Mycosphaerella rubi Roark
Mycosphaerella schoenoprasi Schroet. (sic) possibly Rabenh., (1894) [1897], accepted as Davidiella tassiana (De Not.) Crous & U. Braun, (2003)
Mycosphaerella sentina (Fr.) J. Schröt., (1894), accepted as Mycosphaerella pyri (Auersw.) Boerema, (1970)
Mycosphaerella theae Shaw

Family: Mycosphaerellaceae

Genus: Mycotoruloides

Mycotoruloides triades Langeron & Talice.

Family: Myriangiaceae

Order:Myriangiales

Genus: Myriangium

Myriangium montagnei Berk.

Genus: Myriostoma

Myriostoma coliformis Corda.

Genus: Myrothecium

Myrothecium verrucaria Alb. & Schw.

Genus: Mystrosporium

Mystrosporium alliorum Berk.
Mystrosporium aterrimum Berk. & Curt.
Mystrosporium polytrichum Cooke
Mystrosporium velutinum Kalchbr. & Cooke

Genus: Myxosporium

Myxosporium corticola Edgert.

References

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Doidge, Ethel (1950). "Titles of Works, not included in the General bibliography, and Index to Fungi and Lichens". Bothalia. 5 (1). Bothalia [Online]: 1030–1094. doi:10.4102/abc.v5i1.1880. Retrieved 29 July 2021 – via journals.abcjournal.aosis.co.za.

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