List of fungi of South Africa – B

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 [sic] 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. [sic], 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. [sic] 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 [sic] 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 [sic] 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 [sic] 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)
 * Bovistella oblongispora Lloyd 1917 accepted as Bovista oblongispora (Lloyd) Bottomley, (1948)

Genus: Bovistoides Lloyd 1919, accepted as Myriostoma Desv., (1809)
 * Bovistoides simplex Lloyd 1919

Br
Genus: Brachysporium Sacc. 1886
 * Brachysporium faureae Henn. 1903 accepted as Annellophorella faureae (Henn.) M.B. Ellis, (1963)
 * Brachysporium pulviniforme Syd. & P. Syd. 1914 accepted as Stigmina pulviniformis (Syd. & P. Syd.) S. Hughes, (1952)

Genus: Brigantiaea Trevis. 1853 (Lichens)
 * Brigantiaea mariae Trevis. 1853

Genus: Broomeia Berk. 1844
 * Broomeia congregata Berk. 1844
 * Broomeia ellipsospora Höhn. 1905

Bu
Family: Buelliaceae Zahlbr. 1908

Genus: Buellia De Not. 1846 (Lichens and lichenocolous)
 * Buellia abstracta (Nyl.) H. Olivier 1903 accepted as Buellia sequax (Nyl.) Zahlbr., (1931)
 * Buellia aethalea (Ach.) Th. Fr. 1874,
 * Buellia aethaloessa (Stizenb.) Zahlbr. 1931
 * Buellia afra (Stizenb.) Vain. 1901
 * Buellia africana Müll. Arg. 1879
 * Buellia africana (Tuck.) Tuck. 1866
 * Buellia albinea Müll. Arg. 1882
 * Buellia albula (Nyl.) Müll. Arg. 1894
 * Buellia ambuta (Stizenb.) Zahlbr., (1931) [as ambusta]
 * Buellia anatolodia A. Massal. 1861
 * Buellia angulosa J. Steiner 1926
 * Buellia antarctica A. Massal. 1861
 * Buellia antarctica var. effusa A. Massal. 1861
 * Buellia antarctica var. insularis A. Massal. 1861
 * Buellia brugierae Vain. 1926 accepted as Amandinea brugierae (Vain.) Marbach, (2000)
 * Buellia brunnthaleri Zahlbr. 1931
 * Buellia callaina (Stizenb.) Zahlbr. 1931
 * Buellia callispora var. tetrapla (Nyl.) J. Steiner 1907 accepted as Buellia tetrapla (Nyl.) Müll. Arg., (1888)
 * Buellia callisporoides Vain. ex Lynge 1937
 * Buellia cangoensis Vain. 1926
 * Buellia catalipa A. Massal. 1861
 * Buellia coeruleata Zahlbr. 1931
 * Buellia contingens (Nyl.) Zahlbr. 1931
 * Buellia dialytella Vain. 1926
 * Buellia diorista (Nyl.) Zahlbr. 1931, accepted as Amandinea diorista (Nyl.) Marbach, (2000)
 * Buellia disciformis (Fr.) Mudd 1861
 * Buellia disciformis f. vulgata H. Olivier 1884
 * Buellia disciformis var. cinereopruinosa Vain. ex Van der Byl 1931
 * Buellia disciformis var. lecanactina J. Steiner 1907
 * Buellia disciformis var. sanguinea (Müll. Arg.) Zahlbr. 1931
 * Buellia discolorans Zahlbr. 1931
 * Buellia dispersa A. Massal. 1856
 * Buellia distrahens Vain. 1926
 * Buellia distrata (Nyl.) Zahlbr. 1931
 * Buellia durbana Vain. 1926
 * Buellia endorhodina Vain. ex Lynge 1937
 * Buellia epichlora (Vain.) Zahlbr. 1932
 * Buellia glencairnensis Zahlbr. 1936
 * Buellia halonia (Ach.) Tuck. 1866
 * Buellia incrustans J. Steiner 1926, accepted as Amandinea incrustans (J. Steiner) Marbach, (2000)
 * Buellia incuriosa (Nyl.) Zahlbr. 1931
 * Buellia indissimilis (Nyl.) B. de Lesd. 1914
 * Buellia inquilina Tuck. 1866, accepted as Sclerococcum inquilinum (Tuck.) Ertz & Diederich, (2018)
 * Buellia insidians (Nyl.) Zahlbr. 1931
 * Buellia italica A. Massal. 1856
 * Buellia italica var. debanensis Bagl. 1875
 * Buellia italica var. recobarina A. Massal. 1856
 * Buellia langbaanensis Vain. 1926
 * Buellia lauri-cassiae (Fée) Müll. Arg. 1887,
 * Buellia lauri-cassiae var. macrosperma Zahlbr. 1932
 * Buellia leucina Müll. Arg. 1888
 * Buellia lutata (Stizenb.) Zahlbr. 1931
 * Buellia meizocarpa Vain. 1926
 * Buellia melanthina (Stizenb.) Zahlbr. 1931
 * Buellia micromera Vain. 1926 accepted as Baculifera micromera (Vain.) Marbach, (2000)
 * Buellia microsperma Müll. Arg. 1886
 * Buellia minutula (Körb.) Arnold 1870
 * Buellia myriocarpa (DC.) De Not. 1846 accepted as Amandinea punctata (Hoffm.) Coppins & Scheid., (1993)
 * Buellia myriocarpella (Nyl.) H. Olivier 1903
 * Buellia natalensis Vain. 1926, accepted as Amandinea natalensis (Vain.) Marbach, (2000)
 * Buellia nesiotis (Stizenb.) Zahlbr. 1931
 * Buellia ocoteae Vain. 1926
 * Buellia ocellata (Flörke ex Flot.) Körb., (1855) recorded as Buellia verruculosa (Sm.) Mudd 1861,
 * Buellia oleicola (Nyl.) Zahlbr. 1931 accepted as Amandinea oleicola (Nyl.) Giralt & van den Boom, (2012)
 * Buellia olivacea Müll. Arg. 1893
 * Buellia pachnodes (Stizenb.) Zahlbr. 1931
 * Buellia pachysporoides Vain. 1931
 * Buellia parasema var. disciformis Th.Fr. [sic] probably (Fr.) Arnold 1858, accepted as Buellia disciformis (Fr.) Mudd, (1861)
 * Buellia parasema var. sanguinea Müll. Arg. 1888
 * Buellia parasema var. vulgata Th. Fr. 1874 accepted as Buellia disciformis (Fr.) Mudd, (1861)
 * Buellia perigrapta (Stizenb.) Zahlbr. 1931
 * Buellia permodica (Stizenb.) Zahlbr. 1931
 * Buellia perspersa J. Steiner 1926
 * Buellia praelata (Stizenb.) Zahlbr. 1931
 * Buellia procellarum A. Massal. 1861
 * Buellia procellarum var. continuior J. Steiner 1926
 * Buellia procellarum var. repens J. Steiner 1926
 * Buellia proserpens var. continuior J. Steiner 1926.
 * Buellia proserpens var. repens J. Steiner 1926
 * Buellia protothallina (Kremp.) Vain. 1903
 * Buellia protothallina var. indissimilis Vain. 1903
 * Buellia punctata (Hoffm.) A. Massal. 1852
 * Buellia punctata f. marcidula (Nyl.) Zahlbr. 1931
 * Buellia punctata f. punctiformis (DC.) Hazsl. 1884
 * Buellia punctata var. aequata (Ach.) Zahlbr. 1931
 * Buellia punetiformis (DC.) A. Massal. 1852
 * Buellia pura Vain. 1926
 * Buellia quaterna Zahlbr. 1936
 * Buellia rhodesiaca Zahlbr. 1932
 * Buellia rinodinea A. Massal. 1861
 * Buellia rudis (Stizenb.) Zahlbr. 1931
 * Buellia rusticorum (Stizenb.) Zahlbr. 1931
 * Buellia schinziana Müll. Arg. 1888
 * Buellia sequax (Nyl.) Zahlbr., (1931) recorded as Buellia abstracta (Nyl.) H. Olivier 1903
 * Buellia spuria (Schaer.) Anzi 1860,
 * Buellia spuria var. ferruginea (Schaer.) Anzi 1860,
 * Buellia spuria var. insularis (A. Massal.) Jatta 1900
 * Buellia stellulata (Taylor) Mudd 1861,
 * Buellia stellulata f. albosparsa (Stizenb.) Zahlbr. 1931
 * Buellia stellulata f. hybrida (Stizenb.) Zahlbr. 1931
 * Buellia stellulata f. murina (Stizenb.) Zahlbr. 1931
 * Buellia stizenbergeri Zahlbr. 1931
 * Buellia subalbula (Nyl.) Müll. Arg. 1880
 * Buellia subcinerascens (Nyl.) Zahlbr. 1931 accepted as Lecidea subcinerascens Nyl., (1877)
 * Buellia subdisciformis Vain. [sic] probably (Leight.) Jatta 1900,
 * Buellia subtristis (Nyl.) Zahlbr. 1931
 * Buellia tetrapla (Nyl.) Müll. Arg., (1888) recorded as Buellia callispora var. tetrapla (Nyl.) J. Steiner 1907
 * Buellia transvaalica (Stizenb.) Zahlbr. 1931
 * Buellia triplicans Zahlbr. 1932
 * Buellia vernicoma (Tuck.) Tuck. 1866
 * Buellia verruculosa (Sm.) Mudd 1861, accepted as Buellia ocellata (Flörke ex Flot.) Körb., (1855)
 * Buellia viridiatra (Wulfen) H. Olivier 1901 accepted as Rhizocarpon viridiatrum (Wulfen) Körb., (1855)

Genus: Bulgariastrum Syd. & P. Syd. 1913 accepted as Dermea Fr., (1825)
 * Bulgariastrum africanum Syd. & P. Syd. 1915
 * Bulgariastrum bullatum Doidge 1948

Genus: Bulliardella (Sacc.) Paoli 1905 accepted as Actidium Fr., (1815)
 * Bulliardella capensis Doidge 1948,

By
Genus: Byliana Dippen. 1930, accepted as Palawaniella Doidge, (1921)
 * Byliana halleriae Dippen. 1930 accepted as Palawaniella halleriae (Dippen.) Arx, (1962)

Genus: Byssochlamys Westling 1909
 * Byssochlamys lagunculariae (C. Ram) Samson, Houbraken & Frisvad, (2009) recorded as Byssochlamys nivea Westling 1909
 * Byssochlamys nivea Westling 1909 accepted as Byssochlamys lagunculariae (C. Ram) Samson, Houbraken & Frisvad, (2009)

Genus: Byssoloma Trevis. 1853
 * Byssoloma tricholomum f. confluens Vain. ex Van der Byl 1931

Genus: Byssospora *
 * Byssospora stupposa Massal.*