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.

Genus: Taphrina

• Taphrina aurea Sade.^[1]
• Taphrina deformans Tul.^[1]
• Taphrina mume Nish.^[1]
• Taphrina Pruni Tul.^[1]

Family: Taphrinaceae^[1]

Order: Taphrinales^[1]

Genus: Teleutospora

• Teleutospora ventosa Syd.^[1]

Genus: Telimena

• Telimena corticicola Doidge. ^[1]
• Telimena viventis^[1]

Family: Teloschistaceae^[1] (Mostly lichens)

Genus: Teloschistes (Lichens)

• Teloschistes africanus Zahlbr. ^[1]
• Teloschistes capensis Malme.^[1]
• Teloschistes capensis f. puber Malme. ^[1]
• Teloschistes chrvsocarpoides Wain. ^[1]
• Teloschistes chrysophthalmus Beltr. ^[1]
• Teloschistes chrysophthalmus f. armatus Hillm. ^[1]
• Teloschistes chrysophthalmus f. cinereus Müll.Arg. ^[1]
• Teloschistes chrysophthalmus var. dilatatus Hillm. ^[1]
• Teloschistes chrysophthalmus var. pulvinaris Zahlbr. ^[1]
• Teloschistes controversus var. semigranularis Müll.Arg. ^[1]
• Teloschistes costatus Hillm. ^[1]
• Teloschistes derelictus Zahlbr. ^[1]
• Teloschistes exilis Wain. ^[1]
• Teloschistes exilis var. dealbatus Hillm. ^[1]
• Teloschistes exilis var. pulvinatus Hillm.^[1]
• Teloschistes flavicans Norm . ^[1]
• Teloschistes flavicans f. minor Cromb. ^[1]
• Teloschistes flavicans var. costatus Steiner^[1]
• Teloschistes flavicans var. croceus Müll.Arg. ^[1]
• Teloschistes flavicans var. dealbatus Zahlbr. ^[1]
• Teloschistes flavicans var. exilis Müll.Arg. ^[1]
• Teloschistes flavicans var. intermedius Müll.Arg. ^[1]
• Teloschistes flavicans var. maximus Zahlbr. ^[1]
• Teloschistes flavicans var. puber Hillm. ^[1]
• Teloschistes flavicans var. puberus Müll. Arg. ^[1]
• Teloschistes flavicans var. pulvinatus Zahlbr. ^[1]
• Teloschistes flavicans var. validus Miill.Arg. ^[1]
• Teloschistes hypoglaucus Zahlbr. ^[1]
• Teloschistes perrugosus Müll.Arg. ^[1]
• Teloschistes scorigenus Wain. ^[1]
• Teloschistes validus Hillm. ^[1]
• Teloschistes verrucosus Hillm. ^[1]
• Teloschistes villosus Norm. ^[1]

Genus: Teratosphaeria

• Teratosphaeria fibrillosa Syd.^[1]

Genus: Terfezia

• Terfezia boudieri Chat. ^[1]
• Terfezia claveryi Chat. ^[1]
• Terfezia pfeilii P.Henn.^[1]

Genus: Tetracium

• Tetracium rectisporum Petch.^[1]

Genus: Tetraploa

• Tetraploa aristata Berk. & Br.^[1]

Genus: Theissenula

• Theissenula woodiana Doidge^[1]

Genus: Thelephora Ehrh. ex Willd., (1787)

• Thelephora biennis Fr. ^[1]
• Thelephora fulva Lev. ^[1]
• Thelephora fuscoviolascens Mont. (1847)^[1]
• Thelephora hirsuta Willd. ^[1]
• Thelephora intybacea Pers. ex Fr. ^[1]
• Thelephora laciniata Pers, ex Fr. ^[1]
• Thelephora palmata Fr. ^[1]
• Thelephora pedicellata Schvr. ^[1]
• Thelephora penicillata Lloyd. ^[1]
• Thelephora pnlverulenta Lev. ^[1]
• Thelephora punicea Alb. & Schw. ex Fr. ^[1]
• Thelephora terrestris Ehrh. ex Fr. ^[1]

Family: Thelephoraceae^[1]

Genus: Theleporus

• Theleporus cretaceus Fr.^[1]

Genus: Thelotrema (Lichens)

• Thelotrema capense Zahlbr.^[2]
• Thelotrema cavatum Ach.^[2]
• Thelotrema diplochistoidea Vain.^[2]
• Thelotrema henatomma Ach.^[2]
• Thelotrema leioplacoides Nyl.^[2]
• Thelotrema lepadinum Ach.^[2]
• Thelotrema microglaenoides Wain.^[2]
• Thelotrema muscigenum Stizenb.^[2]
• Thelotrema variolarioides Ach.^[2]

Family: Thelotremaceae^[2]

Genus: Thielavia

• Thielavia basicola Zopf.^[2]

Genus: Thielaviopsis

• Thielaviopsis basicola Ferraris.^[2]
• Thielaviopsis paradoxa (De Seynes) Höhn., (1904),^[2] accepted as Ceratocystis paradoxa (Dade) C. Moreau, (1952)

Genus: Thyrinula

• Thyrinula eucalyptina Petrak & Syd.^[2]

Genus: Thyriopsis

• Thyriopsis proteae v.d.Byl^[2]

Genus: Thyrococcum

• Thyrococcum humicola Buchanan^[2]

Genus: Tilletia

• Tilletia ayresii Berk, ex Mass.^[2]
• Tilletia caries Tul.^[2]
• Tilletia echinosperma Ains.^[2]
• Tilletia foetans Trel.^[2]
• Tilletia heterospora Zundel.^[2]
• Tilletia laevis Kuhn.^[2]
• Tilletia transvaalensis Zundel.^[2]
• Tilletia tritici Wint.^[2]
• Tilletia verrucosa Cooke & Mass.^[2]
• Tilletia viennotii Syd.^[2]

Family:Tilletiaceae^[2]

Genus: Tilmadoche

• Tilmadoche mutabilis Rost.^[2]
• Tilmadoche nutans Rost.^[2]
• Tilmadoche viridis^[2]

Genus: Tilotus

• Tilotus lenzitiformis Kalchbr.^[2]

Genus: Titaea

• Titaea doidgeae Hansf.^[2]

Genus: Titanella

• Titanella grandis Syd.^[2]

Genus: Togninia

• Togninia quaternarioides Berl.^[2]

Genus: Tolyposporium

• Tolyposporium chloridis P.Henn.^[2]
• Tolyposporium penicillariae Bref.^[2] accepted as Moesziomyces bullatus (J. Schröt.) Vánky, (1977)
• Tolyposporium tristachydis Zundel.^[2]

Genus: Tomasellia

• Tomasellia africana Zahlbr.^[2]

Genus: Toninia (Lichens)

• Toninia bumamma Zahlbr.^[2]
• Toninia caerulonigricans Th.Fr.^[2]
• Toninia caesiopallida Zahlbr.^[2]
• Toninia flava Zahlbr.^[2]
• Toninia incretata Zahlbr.^[2]
• Toninia verrucosa Flagey.^[2]

Genus: Tornabenia

• Tornabenia africana Massal.^[2]
• Tornabenia capensis Massal.^[2]
• Tornabenia flavicans Massal.^[2]

Genus: Torula Pers., (1795)

• Torula fusidium Thuem.^[2]
• Torula glutinis Pringsh. & Bilewsky.^[2]
• Torula herbarum Link.^[2]
• Torula histolyca Stoddard & Cutler.^[2]
• Torula sacchari Corda.^[2]

Genus: Torulopsis

• Torulopsis glutinis Doidge.^[2]
• Torulopsis mucilaginosa Ciferri & Redaelli.^[2]
• Torulopsis utilis (Henneberg) Lodder, (1934),^[2] accepted as Cyberlindnera jadinii (Sartory, R. Sartory, J. Weill & J. Mey.) Minter (2009)

Genus: Trabutia

• Trabutia evansii Theiss. & Syd.^[2]
• Trabutia ficuum Theiss. & Syd.^[2]
• Trabutia nervisequens Theiss. & Syd.^[2]

Genus: Trametes

• Trametes albotexta Lloyd^[2]
• Trametes ambigua Fr.^[2]
• Trametes aratoides Pat. & Har.^[2]
• Trametes balanina Fr.^[2]
• Trametes capensis Lloyd.^[2]
• Trametes captiosa Mont.^[2] accepted as Coriolopsis floccosa (Bull.) Murrill, (1903)
• Trametes cervina Bres.^[2]
• Trametes cingulata Berk.^[2]
• Trametes circinatus Fr.^[2]
• Trametes corrugata Bres.^[2]
• Trametes detonsa Fr.^[2]
• Trametes devexa^[2]
• Trametes dregeana^[2]
• Trametes fibrosa Fr.^[2]
• Trametes funalis Fr.^[2]
• Trametes gibbosa Fr.^[2]
• Trametes glabrescens Fr.^[2]
• Trametes griseo-lilacina v.d.Byl.^[2]
• Trametes heteromorpha Lloyd.^[2]
• Trametes hispida Bagl.^[2]
• Trametes hydnoides (Sw.) Fr., (1838),^[2] accepted as Hexagonia hydnoides (Sw.) M.Fidalgo
• Trametes hystrix Cooke.^[2]
• Trametes incerta Curr.^[2]
• Trametes incondita Fr.^[2]
• Trametes isidioides Fr.^[2]
• Trametes keetii v.d.Byl.^[2]
• Trametes lactea (Fr.) Pilát (1940),^[2] accepted as Irpex lacteus (Fr.) Fr. (1828)
• Trametes lactinea Fr.^[2]
• Trametes lanata Fr.^[2]
• Trametes meyenii Lloyd.^[2]
• Trametes moesta Kalchbr.^[2]
• Trametes natalensis Fr.^[2]
• Trametes obstinatus Cooke.^[2]
• Trametes ochraceus Lloyd.^[2]
• Trametes ochrolignea Llovd.^[2]
• Trametes persoonii Pat.^[2]
• Trametes pertusa Fr.^[2]
• Trametes pictus^[2]
• Trametes proteus Fr.^[2]
• Trametes rigida Berk. & Mont.^[2] accepted as Coriolopsis floccosa (Bull.) Murrill, (1903)
• Trametes robiniophila Murr.^[2]
• Trametes roseola Pat. & Har.^[2]
• Trametes salebrosa v.d.Byl.^[2]
• Trametes scalaris Fr.^[2]
• Trametes sceleton Fr.^[2]
• Trametes scleroderma Fr.^[2]
• Trametes sepium Berk.^[2]
• Trametes serialis Fr.^[2]
• Trametes serpens Fr.^[2]
• Trametes suaveolens Fr.^[2]
• Trametes subflava Lloyd.^[2]
• Trametes sycomori P.Henn.^[2]
• Trametes tomentosa v.d.Byl.^[2]
• Trametes torrida Fr.^[2]
• Trametes trabea (Pers.) Bres. (1897),^[2] accepted as Gloeophyllum trabeum (Pers.) Murrill (1908)
• Trametes umbrina Fr.^[2]
• Trametes ursina (Link) Fr., (1849),^[2] accepted as Hexagonia hydnoides (Sw.) M.Fidalgo
• Trametes varians v.d.Byl.^[2]
• Trametes violacea Lloyd.^[2]
• Trametes wahlbergii Fr.^[2]
• Trametes zimmermannii Bres.^[2]

Genus: Tranzschelia

• Tranzschelia punctata Arth.^[2]

Genus: Tremella

• Tremella alba Kalchbr.^[2]
• Tremella corrugis Fr.^[2]
• Tremella crassa Lloyd.^[2]
• Tremella epigaea Berk. & Br.^[2]
• Tremella frondosa Fr.^[2]
• Tremella fuciformis Berk.^[2]
• Tremella hemifoliacea Lloyd.^[2]
• Tremella lutescens Pers. ex Fr.^[2]
• Tremella mesenterica Retz. ex Fr.^[2]
• Tremella micropera Kalchbr. & Cooke.^[2]
• Tremella microspora Lloyd.^[2]
• Tremella moriformis Berk.^[2]

Family: Tremellaceae^[2]

Family: Tremellineae^[3]

Genus: Treubiomyces

• Treubiomyces celastri Doidge^[3]

Genus: Trichamphora

• Trichamphora pezizoides Jungh.^[3]

Genus: Trichasterina

• Trichasterina popowiae Doidge^[3]

Genus: Trichobasis

• Trichobasis cichoracearum Lev.^[3] accepted as Coleosporium tussilaginis (Pers.) Lév. (1849)
• Trichobasis hypoestis Cooke^[3]
• Trichobasis labmtarum Lev.^[3]
• Trichobasis rubigo-vera (DC.) Lév. (1849),^[3] accepted as Puccinia recondita Dietel & Holw. (1857)
• Trichobasis vernoniae Cooke.^[3]
• Trichobasis zehneriae Thuem.^[3]

Genus: Trichoderma

• Trichoderma lignorum (Tode) Harz, (1871),^[3] accepted as Trichoderma viride Pers., (1794)
• Trichoderma viride Pers. (1794),^[3]

Genus: Trichodochium

• Trichodochium disseminatum Syd.^[3]

Genus: Trichoglossum

• Trichoglossum hirsutum Boud.^[3]

Genus: Tricholoma

• Tricholoma album Quel.^[3]
• Tricholoma amarum Rea.^[3]
• Tricholoma caffrorum Sacc.^[3]
• Tricholoma caffrorum var. sulonense Sacc.^[3]
• Tricholoma cerinum Quel.^[3]
• Tricholoma gambosum Gill.^[3]
• Tricholoma gambosum var. capense Kalchbr. & MacOwan.^[3]
• Tricholoma georgii Quel.^[3]
• Tricholoma melaleucum Quel.^[3]
• Tricholoma melaleucum var. adstringens Quel.^[3]
• Tricholoma melaleucum var. prophyroleucum Gill.^[3]
• Tricholoma nudum Quel. (sic)^[3] possibly (Bull.) P.Kumm. (1871), accepted as Clitocybe nuda (Bull.) H.E.Bigelow & A.H.Sm. (1969)
• Tricholoma personatum Quel.^[3]
• Tricholoma russula Gill.^[3]
• Tricholoma saponaceum Quel.^[3]
• Tricholoma ustale Quel.^[3]

Genus: Trichopeltaceae Trichopeltaceae^[3]

Genus: Trichopeltula

• Trichopeltula carissae Doidge^[3]
• Trichopeltula kentaniensis Doidge^[3]

Genus: Trichophyton

• Trichophyton mentagrophytes Gedoelst.^[3]
• Trichophyton purpureum Bang.^[3]
• Trichophyton roseum Sabouraud.^[3]
• Trichophyton sulfureum Sabouraud.^[3]
• Trichophyton violaceum Sabouraud.^[3]

Family: Trichophytoneae^[3]

Genus: Trichospaeria

• Trichospaeria vandae Verw. & du Pless.^[3]

Genus: Trichosporium

• Trichosporium purpureum Mass.^[3]

Genus: Trichothecium

• Trichothecium roseum Link.^[3]

Fanily: Trichothyriaceae^[3]

Genus: Trichothyrium

• Trichothyrium dubiosum Theis.^[3]
• Trichothyrium elegans Doidge^[3]
• Trichothyrium robustum Doidge^[3]

Genus: Trichotrema

• Trichotrema trichosporum Clements^[3]

Genus: Tripospora

• Tripospora cookei Sacc.^[3]
• Tripospora tripos Lindau.^[3]

Genus: Triposporium

• Triposporium stapeliae du Pless.^[3]

Genus: Trochodium

• Trochodium ipomoeae Syd.^[3]

Genus: Tryblidaria

• Tryblidaria breutelii Rehm .^[3]
• Tryblidaria capensis Vouaux.^[3]

Genus: Tryblidiella

• Tryblidiella rufula (Spreng.) Sacc. (1883),^[3] accepted as Rhytidhysteron rufulum (Spreng.) Speg. (1920)

Genus: Tryblidium

• Tryblidium rufulum Spreng.^[3]

Family: Trypetheliaceae^[3] (Mostly lichens)

Genus: Trypethelium (Lichens)

• Trypethelium austroafricanum Zahlbr.^[3]
• Trypethelium bicolor Taylor.^[3]
• Trypethelium eluteriae Spreng.^[3]
• Trypethelium phlyctaena Fee.^[3]
• Trypethelium sprengelii Ach.^[3]
• Trypethelium verrucosum Fee.^[3]

Family: Tuberaceae^[3]

Order: Tuberales^[3]

Genus: Tubercularia

• Tubercularia fici Edgert.^[3]
• Tubercularia minor Link.^[3]
• Tubercularia persicina Ditm.^[3]
• Tubercularia vulgaris Tode.^[3] accepted as Nectria cinnabarina (Tode) Fr. (1849)

Family: Tuberculariaceae^[3]

Genus: Tuberculina

• Tuberculina malvacearum Speg.^[3]
• Tuberculina persicina Sacc.^[3]

Family: Tubulinaceae^[3]

Genus: Tubercinia

• Tubercinia eriospermi Syd.^[3]
• Tubercinia ornithoglossi Syd.^[3]

Genus: Tulostoma

• Tulostoma adherens Lloyd.^[3]
• Tulostoma albicans White.^[3]
• Tulostoma album Mass.^[3]
• Tulostoma angolense Welw. & Curr.^[3]
• Tulostoma australianum Lloyd.^[3]
• Tulostoma bonianum Pat.^[3]
• Tulostoma brumale Pers.^[3]
• Tulostoma cyclophorum Lloyd.^[3]
• Tulostoma lacticeps Bres.^[3]
• Tulostoma lesliei v.d.Byl.^[3]
• Tulostoma macowani Bres.^[3]
• Tulostoma mammosum Fr.^[3]
• Tulostoma mammosum var. squamosum Fr.^[3]
• Tulostoma obesum Cooke & Ellis.^[3]
• Tulostoma poculatum White.^[3]
• Tulostoma purpusii P.Henn.^[3]
• Tulostoma squamosum Pers.^[3]
• Tulostoma transvaalii Lloyd^[3]

Family: Tulostomataceae E.Fisch. (1900),^[3] accepted as Agaricaceae Chevall. (1826)

Genus: Tylophoron

• Tylophoron africanum Vain.^[3]
• Tylophoron bylii Merrill^[3]

Genus: Tympanopsis

• Tympanopsis euomphala Starb.^[3]

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