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.

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