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List of fungi of South Africa – G

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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) [1948] 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) [1883] 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) [1889] 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)

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