List of fungi of South Africa – T

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

Ta
Genus: Taphrina Family: Taphrinaceae
 * Taphrina aurea Sade.
 * Taphrina deformans Tul.
 * Taphrina mume Nish.
 * Taphrina Pruni Tul.

Order: Taphrinales

Te
Genus: Teleutospora
 * Teleutospora ventosa Syd.

Genus: Telimena
 * Telimena corticicola Doidge.
 * Telimena viventis

Family: Teloschistaceae (Mostly lichens)

Genus: Teloschistes (Lichens)
 * Teloschistes africanus Zahlbr.
 * Teloschistes capensis Malme.
 * Teloschistes capensis f. puber Malme.
 * Teloschistes chrvsocarpoides Wain.
 * Teloschistes chrysophthalmus Beltr.
 * Teloschistes chrysophthalmus f. armatus Hillm.
 * Teloschistes chrysophthalmus f. cinereus Müll.Arg.
 * Teloschistes chrysophthalmus var. dilatatus Hillm.
 * Teloschistes chrysophthalmus var. pulvinaris Zahlbr.
 * Teloschistes controversus var. semigranularis Müll.Arg.
 * Teloschistes costatus Hillm.
 * Teloschistes derelictus Zahlbr.
 * Teloschistes exilis Wain.
 * Teloschistes exilis var. dealbatus Hillm.
 * Teloschistes exilis var. pulvinatus Hillm.
 * Teloschistes flavicans Norm.
 * Teloschistes flavicans f. minor Cromb.
 * Teloschistes flavicans var. costatus Steiner
 * Teloschistes flavicans var. croceus Müll.Arg.
 * Teloschistes flavicans var. dealbatus Zahlbr.
 * Teloschistes flavicans var. exilis Müll.Arg.
 * Teloschistes flavicans var. intermedius Müll.Arg.
 * Teloschistes flavicans var. maximus Zahlbr.
 * Teloschistes flavicans var. puber Hillm.
 * Teloschistes flavicans var. puberus Müll. Arg.
 * Teloschistes flavicans var. pulvinatus Zahlbr.
 * Teloschistes flavicans var. validus Miill.Arg.
 * Teloschistes hypoglaucus Zahlbr.
 * Teloschistes perrugosus Müll.Arg.
 * Teloschistes scorigenus Wain.
 * Teloschistes validus Hillm.
 * Teloschistes verrucosus Hillm.
 * Teloschistes villosus Norm.

Genus: Teratosphaeria
 * Teratosphaeria fibrillosa Syd.

Genus: Terfezia
 * Terfezia boudieri Chat.
 * Terfezia claveryi Chat.
 * Terfezia pfeilii P.Henn.

Genus: Tetracium
 * Tetracium rectisporum Petch.

Genus: Tetraploa
 * Tetraploa aristata Berk. & Br.

Th
Genus: Theissenula
 * Theissenula woodiana Doidge

Genus: Thelephora Ehrh. ex Willd., (1787)
 * Thelephora biennis Fr.
 * Thelephora fulva Lev.
 * Thelephora fuscoviolascens Mont. (1847)
 * Thelephora hirsuta Willd.
 * Thelephora intybacea Pers. ex Fr.
 * Thelephora laciniata Pers, ex Fr.
 * Thelephora palmata Fr.
 * Thelephora pedicellata Schvr.
 * Thelephora penicillata Lloyd.
 * Thelephora pnlverulenta Lev.
 * Thelephora punicea Alb. & Schw. ex Fr.
 * Thelephora terrestris Ehrh. ex Fr.

Family: Thelephoraceae

Genus: Theleporus
 * Theleporus cretaceus Fr.

Genus: Thelotrema (Lichens) Family: Thelotremaceae
 * Thelotrema capense Zahlbr.
 * Thelotrema cavatum Ach.
 * Thelotrema diplochistoidea Vain.
 * Thelotrema henatomma Ach.
 * Thelotrema leioplacoides Nyl.
 * Thelotrema lepadinum Ach.
 * Thelotrema microglaenoides Wain.
 * Thelotrema muscigenum Stizenb.
 * Thelotrema variolarioides Ach.

Genus: Thielavia
 * Thielavia basicola Zopf.

Genus: Thielaviopsis
 * Thielaviopsis basicola Ferraris.
 * Thielaviopsis paradoxa (De Seynes) Höhn., (1904), accepted as Ceratocystis paradoxa (Dade) C. Moreau, (1952)

Genus: Thyrinula Genus: Thyriopsis
 * Thyrinula eucalyptina Petrak & Syd.
 * Thyriopsis proteae v.d.Byl

Genus: Thyrococcum
 * Thyrococcum humicola Buchanan

Ti
Genus: Tilletia Family:Tilletiaceae
 * Tilletia ayresii Berk, ex Mass.
 * Tilletia caries Tul.
 * Tilletia echinosperma Ains.
 * Tilletia foetans Trel.
 * Tilletia heterospora Zundel.
 * Tilletia laevis Kuhn.
 * Tilletia transvaalensis Zundel.
 * Tilletia tritici Wint.
 * Tilletia verrucosa Cooke & Mass.
 * Tilletia viennotii Syd.

Genus: Tilmadoche
 * Tilmadoche mutabilis Rost.
 * Tilmadoche nutans Rost.
 * Tilmadoche viridis

Genus: Tilotus Genus: Titaea
 * Tilotus lenzitiformis Kalchbr.
 * Titaea doidgeae Hansf.

Genus: Titanella
 * Titanella grandis Syd.

To
Genus: Togninia Genus: Tolyposporium
 * Togninia quaternarioides Berl.
 * Tolyposporium chloridis P.Henn.
 * Tolyposporium penicillariae Bref. accepted as Moesziomyces bullatus (J. Schröt.) Vánky, (1977)
 * Tolyposporium tristachydis Zundel.

Genus: Tomasellia Genus: Toninia (Lichens)
 * Tomasellia africana Zahlbr.
 * Toninia bumamma Zahlbr.
 * Toninia caerulonigricans Th.Fr.
 * Toninia caesiopallida Zahlbr.
 * Toninia flava Zahlbr.
 * Toninia incretata Zahlbr.
 * Toninia verrucosa Flagey.

Genus: Tornabenia
 * Tornabenia africana Massal.
 * Tornabenia capensis Massal.
 * Tornabenia flavicans Massal.

Genus: Torula Pers., (1795)
 * Torula fusidium Thuem.
 * Torula glutinis Pringsh. & Bilewsky.
 * Torula herbarum Link.
 * Torula histolyca Stoddard & Cutler.
 * Torula sacchari Corda.

Genus: Torulopsis
 * Torulopsis glutinis Doidge.
 * Torulopsis mucilaginosa Ciferri & Redaelli.
 * Torulopsis utilis (Henneberg) Lodder, (1934), accepted as Cyberlindnera jadinii (Sartory, R. Sartory, J. Weill & J. Mey.) Minter (2009)

Tr
Genus: Trabutia Genus: Trametes Genus: Tranzschelia
 * Trabutia evansii Theiss. & Syd.
 * Trabutia ficuum Theiss. & Syd.
 * Trabutia nervisequens Theiss. & Syd.
 * Trametes albotexta Lloyd
 * Trametes ambigua Fr.
 * Trametes aratoides Pat. & Har.
 * Trametes balanina Fr.
 * Trametes capensis Lloyd.
 * Trametes captiosa Mont. accepted as Coriolopsis floccosa (Bull.) Murrill, (1903)
 * Trametes cervina Bres.
 * Trametes cingulata Berk.
 * Trametes circinatus Fr.
 * Trametes corrugata Bres.
 * Trametes detonsa Fr.
 * Trametes devexa
 * Trametes dregeana
 * Trametes fibrosa Fr.
 * Trametes funalis Fr.
 * Trametes gibbosa Fr.
 * Trametes glabrescens Fr.
 * Trametes griseo-lilacina v.d.Byl.
 * Trametes heteromorpha Lloyd.
 * Trametes hispida Bagl.
 * Trametes hydnoides (Sw.) Fr., (1838), accepted as Hexagonia hydnoides (Sw.) M.Fidalgo
 * Trametes hystrix Cooke.
 * Trametes incerta Curr.
 * Trametes incondita Fr.
 * Trametes isidioides Fr.
 * Trametes keetii v.d.Byl.
 * Trametes lactea (Fr.) Pilát (1940), accepted as Irpex lacteus (Fr.) Fr. (1828)
 * Trametes lactinea Fr.
 * Trametes lanata Fr.
 * Trametes meyenii Lloyd.
 * Trametes moesta Kalchbr.
 * Trametes natalensis Fr.
 * Trametes obstinatus Cooke.
 * Trametes ochraceus Lloyd.
 * Trametes ochrolignea Llovd.
 * Trametes persoonii Pat.
 * Trametes pertusa Fr.
 * Trametes pictus
 * Trametes proteus Fr.
 * Trametes rigida Berk. & Mont. accepted as Coriolopsis floccosa (Bull.) Murrill, (1903)
 * Trametes robiniophila Murr.
 * Trametes roseola Pat. & Har.
 * Trametes salebrosa v.d.Byl.
 * Trametes scalaris Fr.
 * Trametes sceleton Fr.
 * Trametes scleroderma Fr.
 * Trametes sepium Berk.
 * Trametes serialis Fr.
 * Trametes serpens Fr.
 * Trametes suaveolens Fr.
 * Trametes subflava Lloyd.
 * Trametes sycomori P.Henn.
 * Trametes tomentosa v.d.Byl.
 * Trametes torrida Fr.
 * Trametes trabea (Pers.) Bres. (1897), accepted as Gloeophyllum trabeum (Pers.) Murrill (1908)
 * Trametes umbrina Fr.
 * Trametes ursina (Link) Fr., (1849), accepted as Hexagonia hydnoides (Sw.) M.Fidalgo
 * Trametes varians v.d.Byl.
 * Trametes violacea Lloyd.
 * Trametes wahlbergii Fr.
 * Trametes zimmermannii Bres.
 * Tranzschelia punctata Arth.

Genus: Tremella Family: Tremellaceae
 * Tremella alba Kalchbr.
 * Tremella corrugis Fr.
 * Tremella crassa Lloyd.
 * Tremella epigaea Berk. & Br.
 * Tremella frondosa Fr.
 * Tremella fuciformis Berk.
 * Tremella hemifoliacea Lloyd.
 * Tremella lutescens Pers. ex Fr.
 * Tremella mesenterica Retz. ex Fr.
 * Tremella micropera Kalchbr. & Cooke.
 * Tremella microspora Lloyd.
 * Tremella moriformis Berk.

Family: Tremellineae

Genus: Treubiomyces
 * Treubiomyces celastri Doidge

Genus: Trichamphora
 * Trichamphora pezizoides Jungh.

Genus: Trichasterina
 * Trichasterina popowiae Doidge

Genus: Trichobasis Genus: Trichoderma
 * Trichobasis cichoracearum Lev. accepted as Coleosporium tussilaginis (Pers.) Lév. (1849)
 * Trichobasis hypoestis Cooke
 * Trichobasis labmtarum Lev.
 * Trichobasis rubigo-vera (DC.) Lév. (1849), accepted as Puccinia recondita Dietel & Holw. (1857)
 * Trichobasis vernoniae Cooke.
 * Trichobasis zehneriae Thuem.
 * Trichoderma lignorum (Tode) Harz, (1871), accepted as Trichoderma viride Pers., (1794)
 * Trichoderma viride Pers. (1794),

Genus: Trichodochium
 * Trichodochium disseminatum Syd.

Genus: Trichoglossum
 * Trichoglossum hirsutum Boud.

Genus: Tricholoma
 * Tricholoma album Quel.
 * Tricholoma amarum Rea.
 * Tricholoma caffrorum Sacc.
 * Tricholoma caffrorum var. sulonense Sacc.
 * Tricholoma cerinum Quel.
 * Tricholoma gambosum Gill.
 * Tricholoma gambosum var. capense Kalchbr. & MacOwan.
 * Tricholoma georgii Quel.
 * Tricholoma melaleucum Quel.
 * Tricholoma melaleucum var. adstringens Quel.
 * Tricholoma melaleucum var. prophyroleucum Gill.
 * Tricholoma nudum Quel. (sic) possibly (Bull.) P.Kumm. (1871), accepted as Clitocybe nuda (Bull.) H.E.Bigelow & A.H.Sm. (1969)
 * Tricholoma personatum Quel.
 * Tricholoma russula Gill.
 * Tricholoma saponaceum Quel.
 * Tricholoma ustale Quel.

Genus: Trichopeltaceae Trichopeltaceae

Genus: Trichopeltula
 * Trichopeltula carissae Doidge
 * Trichopeltula kentaniensis Doidge

Genus: Trichophyton
 * Trichophyton mentagrophytes Gedoelst.
 * Trichophyton purpureum Bang.
 * Trichophyton roseum Sabouraud.
 * Trichophyton sulfureum Sabouraud.
 * Trichophyton violaceum Sabouraud.

Family: Trichophytoneae

Genus: Trichospaeria Genus: Trichosporium Genus: Trichothecium
 * Trichospaeria vandae Verw. & du Pless.
 * Trichosporium purpureum Mass.
 * Trichothecium roseum Link.

Fanily: Trichothyriaceae

Genus: Trichothyrium
 * Trichothyrium dubiosum Theis.
 * Trichothyrium elegans Doidge
 * Trichothyrium robustum Doidge

Genus: Trichotrema
 * Trichotrema trichosporum Clements

Genus: Tripospora Genus: Triposporium Genus: Trochodium
 * Tripospora cookei Sacc.
 * Tripospora tripos Lindau.
 * Triposporium stapeliae du Pless.
 * Trochodium ipomoeae Syd.

Genus: Tryblidaria Genus: Tryblidiella
 * Tryblidaria breutelii Rehm.
 * Tryblidaria capensis Vouaux.
 * Tryblidiella rufula (Spreng.) Sacc. (1883), accepted as Rhytidhysteron rufulum (Spreng.) Speg. (1920)

Genus: Tryblidium Family: Trypetheliaceae (Mostly lichens)
 * Tryblidium rufulum Spreng.

Genus: Trypethelium (Lichens)
 * Trypethelium austroafricanum Zahlbr.
 * Trypethelium bicolor Taylor.
 * Trypethelium eluteriae Spreng.
 * Trypethelium phlyctaena Fee.
 * Trypethelium sprengelii Ach.
 * Trypethelium verrucosum Fee.

Tu
Family: Tuberaceae

Order: Tuberales

Genus: Tubercularia Family: Tuberculariaceae
 * Tubercularia fici Edgert.
 * Tubercularia minor Link.
 * Tubercularia persicina Ditm.
 * Tubercularia vulgaris Tode. accepted as Nectria cinnabarina (Tode) Fr. (1849)

Genus: Tuberculina Family: Tubulinaceae
 * Tuberculina malvacearum Speg.
 * Tuberculina persicina Sacc.

Genus: Tubercinia Genus: Tulostoma
 * Tubercinia eriospermi Syd.
 * Tubercinia ornithoglossi Syd.
 * Tulostoma adherens Lloyd.
 * Tulostoma albicans White.
 * Tulostoma album Mass.
 * Tulostoma angolense Welw. & Curr.
 * Tulostoma australianum Lloyd.
 * Tulostoma bonianum Pat.
 * Tulostoma brumale Pers.
 * Tulostoma cyclophorum Lloyd.
 * Tulostoma lacticeps Bres.
 * Tulostoma lesliei v.d.Byl.
 * Tulostoma macowani Bres.
 * Tulostoma mammosum Fr.
 * Tulostoma mammosum var. squamosum Fr.
 * Tulostoma obesum Cooke & Ellis.
 * Tulostoma poculatum White.
 * Tulostoma purpusii P.Henn.
 * Tulostoma squamosum Pers.
 * Tulostoma transvaalii Lloyd

Family: Tulostomataceae E.Fisch. (1900), accepted as Agaricaceae Chevall. (1826)

Ty
Genus: Tylophoron
 * Tylophoron africanum Vain.
 * Tylophoron bylii Merrill

Genus: Tympanopsis
 * Tympanopsis euomphala Starb.