List of fungi of South Africa – G

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

Ga Genus: Galera (Fr.) P. Kumm. 1871, a synonym of Galerina. Galera eatoni (Berk.) Sacc Galera hypnorum (Batsch) Quél. 1872 Galera lateritia Quel. (sic) possibly (Fr.) P. Kumm. 1871 Galera peroxydata (Berk.) Sacc. 1887, accepted as Conocybe peroxydata (Berk.) D.A. Reid, (1975) Galera pygmaeo-affinis (Fr.) Quél. 1872, accepted as Conocybe pygmaeoaffinis (Fr.) Kühner, (1935) Galera spartea Quel. (sic) possibly (Fr.) P. Kumm. 1871, accepted as Conocybe spartea (Fr.) Konrad & Maubl., (1949) Galera sphagnorum Karst. (sic) possibly (Pers.) Sacc. 1887, accepted as Galerina sphagnorum (Pers.) Kühner, (1935) Galera tenera Quel. (sic) possibly (Schaeff.) P. Kumm. 187,1 accepted as Conocybe tenera (Schaeff.) Kühner, (1935) Galera tenera var. siliginea Quel. (sic) possibly (Fr.) P. Kumm. 1871, accepted as Conocybe siliginea (Fr.) Kühner, (1935)

Genus: Ganoderma P. Karst. 1881 Ganoderma africanum (Lloyd) Doidge 1950 Ganoderma alluaudi Pat. & Har. 1906 Ganoderma applanatum (Pers.) Pat. 1887 Ganoderma applanatum var. laccatum (Sacc.) Rea 1922 accepted as Ganoderma pfeifferi Bres., (1889) Ganoderma australe (Fr.) Pat. 1889 Ganoderma chilense (Fr.) Pat. 1889 Ganoderma colossus Bres.(sic) [as colossum] possibly (Fr.) C.F. Baker 1920 Ganoderma curtisii (Berk.) Murrill 1908 Ganoderma emini Henn. 1893 accepted as Humphreya eminii (Henn.) Ryvarden, (1980) Ganoderma fulvellum Bres. 1889 accepted as Fomes fulvellus (Bres.) Sacc., (1891) Ganoderma lobatum Atk. (sic) possibly Bres. 1889, accepted as Fomes fulvellus (Bres.) Sacc., (1891) Ganoderma lucidum (Curtis) P. Karst. 1881 Ganoderma mastoporum (Lév.) Pat. 1889 accepted as Ganoderma orbiforme (Fr.) Ryvarden [as orbiformum], (2000) Ganoderma mollicarnosum (Lloyd) Sacc. & Trotter 1925 accepted as Navisporus floccosus (Bres.) Ryvarden [as floccosa], (1980) Ganoderma obockense Pat. (1887) [as obockense] Ganoderma oerstedii Bres. (sic) possibly (Fr.) Torrend 1902 Ganoderma oroflavum (Lloyd) C.J. Humphrey 1931 accepted as Ganoderma australe (Fr.) Pat., (1889) Ganoderma resinaceum Boud. 1889 Ganoderma rugosum Bres. (sic) possibly (Blume & T. Nees) Pat. 1889, or Ganoderma rugosum var. nigrozonatum Bres. 1915, both accepted as Sanguinoderma rugosum (Blume & T. Nees) Y.F. Sun, D.H. Costa & B.K. Cui, (2020)

Genus: Gassicurtia Fée 1825 Gassicurtia silacea Fée 1834 [as Gassicourtia silicea] accepted as Coniothecium silaceum (Fée) Keissl., (1930)

Family: Gasteromyceteae*

Ge Genus: Geaster P. Micheli 1729 accepted as Geastrum Pers., (1794) Geaster affinis Colenso. accepted as Geastrum affine Colenso (1884) Geaster calceus Lloyd. accepted as Geastrum calceum Lloyd (1907) Geaster capensis Thuem. accepted as Geastrum capense Thüm. (1877) Geaster coliformis Dicks. accepted as Geastrum coliforme (Dicks.) Pers. (1801) Geaster coriaceus Colenso. accepted as Geastrum coriaceum Colenso (1890) Geaster coronatus Schroet. accepted as Geastrum coronatum Schaeff. ex J. Schröt. (1889) Geaster drummondii Berk. accepted as Geastrum drummondii Berk. 1845 Geaster fenestratum Fisch. (sic) probably accepted as Geastrum fenestratum (Batsch) Lloyd 1901 Geaster granulosus Fuck. accepted as Geastrum granulosum Fuckel 1860 Geaster macowani Kalchbr. accepted as Geastrum macowanii Kalchbr. 1882 Geaster minimus Fisch.* Geaster plicatus Berk.* Geaster schmidelii Vit. accepted as Geastrum schmidelii Vittad. 1842 Geaster schweinfurthii P.Henn. accepted as Geastrum schweinfurthii Henn. 1891 Geaster striatulus Kalchbr. accepted as Geastrum striatulum Kalchbr. 1880

Genus: Geasteropsis Hollós 1903 accepted as Geastrum Pers., (1794) Geasteropsis conrathii Hollós 1903 [as conrathi] accepted as Geastrum conrathii (Hollós) P. Ponce de León, (1968)

Family: Geastreae

Genus: Geastrum Pers. 1794 Geastrum ambiguum Mont. 1837 Geastrum arenarium Lloyd 1907 Geastrum bryantii Berk. 1860 accepted as Geastrum striatum DC. [as Geaster], (1805) Geastrum campestre Morgan 1887 Geastrum conrathii (Hollós) P. Ponce de León, (1968) recorded as Geasteropsis conrathii Hollós 1903 [as conrathi] Geastrum corollinum (Batsch) Hollós, (1904) reported as Geastrum mammosum Chevall. 1826 Geastrum dissimile Bottomley 1948. Geastrum fimbriatum Fr. 1829 Geastrum floriforme Vittad. 1842 Geastrum fornicatum Fr. (sic) possibly (Huds.) Hook. 1821 Geastrum hieronymi Henn. 1897 Geastrum hygrometricum Pers. 1801 accepted as Astraeus hygrometricus (Pers.) Morgan, (1889) Geastrum limbatum Fr. 1829 Geastrum limbatum var. ellipsostoma N.J.G.* Geastrum macowani Kalchbr. 1882. Geastrum mammosum Chevall. 1826 accepted as Geastrum corollinum (Batsch) Hollós, (1904) Geastrum minimum Schwein. 1822 Geastrum mirabile Mont. 1855 Geastrum nanum Pers. 1809 accepted as Geastrum striatum DC. [as Geaster], (1805) Geastrum pazschkeanum Henn. 1900 Geastrum pectinatum Pers. 1801 Geastrum quadrifidum Pers. 1794 Geastrum saccatum Fr. 1829 Geastrum triplex Jungh. 1840 Geastrum velutinum Morgan 1895

Family: Geoglossaceae Corda 1838

Genus: Geopyxis (Pers.) Sacc. 1889 Geopyxis aluticolor (Berk.) Sacc. 1889 Geopyxis ammophila Dur. & Mont. (sic) possibly Sacc. 1889, accepted as Peziza ammophila Durieu & Lév., (1848) Geopyxis cupularis (L.) Sacc. 1889 accepted as Tarzetta cupularis (L.) Lambotte, (1887)

Genus: Geotrichum Link 1809 Geotrichum rugosum (Castell.) C.W. Dodge 1935 Geotrichum sp.

Gi Genus: Gibellula Cavara 1894 Gibellula aranearum P. Syd. 1922 Gibellula haygarthii Van der Byl 1922

Genus: Gibbera Fr. 1825 Gibbera engleriana (Henn.) Van der Byl 1928 Gibbera tinctoria Massee 1911

Genus: Gibberella Sacc. 1877 accepted as Fusarium Link, (1809) Gibberella acuminata Wollenw. 1943 accepted as Fusarium acuminatum Ellis & Everh., (1895) Gibberella baccata (Wallr.) Sacc. 1878, accepted as Fusarium lateritium Nees, (1816) Gibberella fujikuroi Wollenw. (sic) possibly (Sawada) S. Ito 1919 accepted as Fusarium fujikuroi Nirenberg, (1976) Gibberella fujikuroi var. subglutinans E.T. Edwards 1933 accepted as Fusarium fujikuroi Nirenberg, (1976) Gibberella intricans Wollenw. 1930 accepted as Fusarium gibbosum Appel & Wollenw., (1910) Gibberella pulicaris (Kunze) Sacc. 1877 accepted as Fusarium roseum Link, (1809) Gibberella saubinetii (Mont.) Sacc. 1879 accepted as Fusarium graminearum Schwabe, (1839)

Gl Genus: Gliocladium Corda 1840, accepted as Sphaerostilbella (Henn.) Sacc. & D. Sacc., (1905) Gliocladium deliquescens Sopp 1912 accepted as Trichoderma deliquescens (Sopp) Jaklitsch, (2011) Gliocladium penicillioides Corda 1840 [as penicilloides] accepted as Sphaerostilbella penicillioides (Corda) Rossman, L. Lombard & Crous, (2015) Gliocladium roseum Bainier 1907 accepted as Clonostachys rosea (Link) Schroers, Samuels, Seifert & W. Gams, (1999)

Genus: Gloeodes Colby 1920 Gloeodes pomigena (Schwein.) Colby 1920

Genus: Gloeoporus Mont. 1842 Gloeoporus conchoides Mont. 1842 accepted as Gloeoporus thelephoroides (Hook.) G. Cunn., (1965) Gloeoporus dichrous (Fr.) Bres. 1912 accepted as Vitreoporus dichrous (Fr.) Zmitr., (2018) Gloeoporus thelephoroides (Hook.) G. Cunn., (1965) reported as Gloeoporus conchoides Mont. 1842

Genus: Gloeosoma Bres. 1920, accepted as Aleurodiscus Rabenh. ex J. Schröt., (1888) Gloeosoma capensis (Lloyd) Lloyd 1920, accepted as Aleurocystis capensis (Lloyd) Lloyd, (1920)

Genus: Gloeosporium Desm. & Mont. 1849, accepted as Diplocarpon F.A. Wolf, (1912) Gloeosporium affineSacc. 1878 Gloeosporium ampelophagum de Bary (sic) possibly (Pass.) Sacc. 1878, accepted as Elsinoe ampelina Shear, (1929) Gloeosporium amygdalinum Brizi (sic) possibly (Pass.) Sacc. 1878, accepted as Elsinoe ampelina Shear, (1929) Gloeosporium cocophilum Wakef. 1913 accepted as Colletotrichum gloeosporioides (Penz.) Penz. & Sacc., (1884) Gloeosporium crocatum Sacc. 1891 Gloeosporium epicarpi Thüm. 1877 Gloeosporium fructigenum Berk. 1856 accepted as Colletotrichum gloeosporioides (Penz.) Penz. & Sacc., (1884) Gloeosporium cydoniae Mont. 1851 Gloeosporium helichrysi G. Winter 1885 accepted as Colletotrichum helichrysi (G. Winter) Arx, (1957) Gloeosporium lagenaria (Pass.) Sacc. & Roum. [as lagenarium], (1880) accepted as Gloeosporium orbiculare (Berk.) Berk., (1876) Gloeosporium limetticola R.E. Clausen 1912, [as 'limetticolum'] accepted as Colletotrichum limetticola (R.E. Clausen) Damm, P.F. Cannon & Crous [as 'limetticolum'], (2012) Gloeosporium mangiferae Henn. 1898 accepted as Colletotrichum coccodes (Wallr.) S. Hughes, (1958) Gloeosporium musarum Cooke & Massee 1887 Gloeosporium myricae Dippen. 1931 Gloeosporium olivarum J.V. Almeida 1899 accepted as Colletotrichum coccodes (Wallr.) S. Hughes, (1958) Gloeosporium papayae Henn. 1895 Gloeosporium passiflorae Speg. 1898 accepted as Colletotrichum coccodes (Wallr.) S. Hughes, (1958) Gloeosporium psidii Delacr. 1903 accepted as Colletotrichum coccodes (Wallr.) S. Hughes, (1958) Gloeosporium ptychospermatis Henn. 1902 accepted as Phlyctema ptychospermatis (Henn.) Arx, (1957) Gloeosporium sansevieriae Verwoerd & du Plessis 1931 Gloeosporium sclerocaryae Pole Evans* Gloeosporium venetum Speg. 1879 Gloeosporium violae Berk. & Br. (sic) possibly Pass. 1849, accepted as Marssonina violae (Pass.) Magnus, (1906) Gloeosporium sp.

Genus: Glomerella Spauld. & H. Schrenk 1903, accepted as Colletotrichum Corda, (1831) Glomerella cingulata (G.F. Atk.) Spauld. & H. Schrenk 1903 accepted as Colletotrichum gloeosporioides (Penz.) Penz. & Sacc., (1884) Glomerella glycines Lehman & F.A. Wolf 1926 accepted as Colletotrichum glycines Hori ex Hemmi, (1920) Glomerella gossypii Edgerton 1909 accepted as Colletotrichum gossypii Southw., (1891) Glomerella lindemuthiana Shear [as lindemuthianum], Bull. (1913) accepted as Colletotrichum lindemuthianum (Sacc. & Magnus) Briosi & Cavara 1889 Glomerella phacidiomorpha (Ces.) Petr. 1927 Glomerella psidii J. Sheld. 1905 Glomerella rufomaculans (Berk.) Spauld. & H. Schrenk 1903 accepted as Colletotrichum gloeosporioides (Penz.) Penz. & Sacc., (1884)

Genus: Gloniella Sacc. 1883 Gloniella multiseptata Doidge 1920 accepted as Gloniella natalensis Doidge, (1941) Gloniella natalensis Doidge, 1941

Genus: Glyphis Ach. 1814 (Lichens) Glyphis cicatricosa Ach. 1814 Glyphis cicatricosa var. confluens (Zenker) Zahlbr. 1927 accepted as Glyphis cicatricosa Ach. 1814 Glyphis cicatricosa var. simplicior (Vain.) Zahlbr. 1927 Glyphis confluens Zenker 1827 accepted as Glyphis cicatricosa Ach. 1814

Gn Genus: Gnomonia Ces. & De Not. 1863 Gnomonia leptostyla (Fr.) Ces. & De Not. 1863

Family: Gnomoniaceae G. Winter 1886

Go Genus: Gomphinaria Preuss 1851, accepted as Ramularia Unger, (1833) Gomphinaria pedrosoi (Brumpt) C.W. Dodge 1935 accepted as Fonsecaea pedrosoi (Brumpt) Negroni, (1936)

Genus: Gorgoniceps (P. Karst.) P. Karst. 1871 Gorgoniceps kuitoensis Henn. 1903

Gr Genus: Grammothele Berk. & M.A. Curtis 1868 Grammothele mappa Berk. & M.A. Curtis 1868 accepted as Grammothele lineata Berk. & M.A. Curtis, (1868)

Genus: Grandinia Fr. 1838 accepted as Hyphodontia J. Erikss., (1958) Grandinia bicolor P.H.B. Talbot 1948 accepted as Dendrodontia bicolor (P.H.B. Talbot) Hjortstam & Ryvarden, (1980) Grandinia rosea Henn. 1905 accepted as Roseograndinia rosea (Henn.) Hjortstam & Ryvarden, (2005)

Genus: Graphina Müll. Arg. 1880 Graphina acharii (Fée) Müll. Arg. 1887 accepted as Allographa acharii (Fée) Lücking & Kalb, (2018) Graphina analoga (Nyl.) Zahlbr. 1927 Graphina atrofusca Müll. Arg. 1887 accepted as Glyphis atrofusca (Müll. Arg.) Lücking, (2009) Graphina bylii (Vain.) Zahlbr. 1932 Graphina bylii var. lividula (Vain.) Zahlbr. 1932 Graphina obtrita (Fée) Müll. Arg. 1887 Graphina pergracilis Zahlbr. 1932 Graphina platycarpa (Eschw.) Zahlbr. 1902 Graphina polycarpa Müll. Arg. 1887 Graphina sophistica (Nyl.) Müll. Arg. 1880

Family: Graphiolaceae Clem. & Shear 1931

Genus: Graphiola Poit. 1824 Graphiola phoenicis (Moug. ex Fr.) Poit. 1824

Family: Graphidaceae Dumort. 1822 (Lichens)