List of fungi of South Africa – E

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

Ec

Genus: Echidnodella Theiss. & Syd. 1918

• Echidnodella hypolepidis Doidge 1920^[1]accepted as Echidnodes hypolepidis (Doidge) Doidge, (1942)
• Echidnodella natalensis (Doidge) Arx, (1962), recorded as Echidnodes natalensis (Doidge) Doidge 1942^[1]

Genus: Echidnodes Theiss. & Syd. 1918

• Echidnodes acokantherae (Doidge) Doidge 1942,^[1] accepted as Lembosina acokantherae (Doidge) Arx [as 'acocantherae'],(1962)
• Echidnodes africana (Doidge) Doidge 1942^[1]
• Echidnodes curtisiae Doidge 1948^[1]
• Echidnodes durbana (Van der Byl) Hansf. 1946^[1] accepted as Lembosina durbana (Van der Byl) Arx, (1962)
• Echidnodes hypolepidis (Doidge) Doidge 1942^[1]
• Echidnodes natalensis (Doidge) Doidge 1942^[1] accepted as Echidnodella natalensis (Doidge) Arx, (1962)
• Echidnodes rhoina Doidge 1920^[1] accepted as Lembosina rhoina (Doidge) Arx, (1962)
• Echidnodes transvaalensis Doidge 1948^[1]

Genus: Ectotrichophyton Castell. & Chalm. 1919 accepted as Trichophyton Malmsten, (1848)

• Ectotrichophyton mentagrophytes (C.P. Robin) Castell. & Chalm. 1919^[1] accepted as Trichophyton mentagrophytes (C.P. Robin) Sabour., (1895)

El

Genus: Elmerococcum Theiss. & Syd. 1915, accepted as Botryosphaeria Ces. & De Not., (1863)

• Elmerococcum peglerae (Pole-Evans) Doidge 1921^[1]

Genus: Elsinoë Racib. 1900

• Elsinoë ampelina Shear 1929^[1]
• Elsinoë fawcetti Bitanc. & Jenkins 1936^[1]
• Elsinoë poinsettiae Jenkins (sic)^[1] possibly (Jenkins & Ruehle) Rossman & W.C. Allen 2016
• Elsinoë pyri (Woron.) Jenkins 1932^[1]
• Elsinoë violae Jenkins (sic)^[1] probably (Massey & Jenkins) X.L. Fan & Crous 2017

Em

Genus: Empusa Cohn 1855

• Empusa conglomerata (Sorokīn) Thaxt. 1888^[1] accepted as Entomophaga conglomerata (Sorokīn) S. Keller, [1987]
• Empusa fresenii Nowak. 1886^[1] accepted as Neozygites fresenii (Nowak.) Remaud. & S. Keller, (1980)
• Empusa grylli (Fresen.) Nowak. 1888^[1] accepted as Entomophaga grylli (Fresen.) A. Batko, (1964)
• Empusa lecanii Zimm. 1901^[1] accepted as Neozygites lecanii (Zimm.) Ben Ze'ev & R.G. Kenneth, (1987)
• Empusa muscae Cohn 1855^[1] accepted as Entomophthora muscae (Cohn) Fresen., (1856)
• Empusa sp.^[1]

En

Genus: Endocarpiscum Nyl. 1864 (Lichens)

• Endocarpiscum guepini (Delise) Nyl. 1864^[1]

Genus: Endocarpon Hedw. 1789

• Endocarpon crenatum Taylor 1847^[1] accepted as Psora crenata (Taylor) Reinke, (1895)
• Endocarpon hepaticum Ach. 1809^[1]
• Endocarpon peltatum Taylor 1847^[1]
• Endocarpon pusillum Hedw. 1789^[1]
• Endocarpon speireum Taylor 1847^[1]
• Endocarpon vitellinum Spreng. 1820^[1]
• Endocarpon thunbergii (Ach.) Ach. 1803^[1] accepted as Dermatiscum thunbergii (Ach.) Nyl., (1867)

Genus: Endodermophyton Castell. 1910 accepted as Trichophyton Malmsten, (1848)

• Endodermophyton africanum Doidge (sic)^[1] possibly C.W. Dodge 1935
• Endodermophyton sp.^[1]

Genus: Endodothella Theiss. & Syd. 1915 accepted as Phyllachora Nitschke ex Fuckel, (1870)

• Endodothella deightonii Syd. 1938^[1] accepted as Stigmochora deightonii (Syd.) Arx, (1962)
• Endodothella natalensis Doidge 1921^[1] accepted as Stigmochora natalensis (Doidge) Arx, (1962)
• Endodothella strelitziae (Cooke) Theiss. & Syd. 1915^[1] accepted as Phyllachora strelitziae (Cooke) Sacc., (1883)

Order: Endomycetales^[1] Gäum. & C.W. Dodge 1928

Family: Endomycetaceae^[1] J. Schröt. 1893

Genus: Endophyllum Lév. 1826

• Endophyllum macowanii Pole-Evans 1909 [as macowani]^[1]

Genus: Endopyrenium Flot. 1855 accepted as Catapyrenium Flot., (1850)

• Endopyrenium peltatum (Taylor) Müll. Arg. 1888^[1]

Genus: Englerula Henn. 1904

• Englerula macarangae Henn. 1904^[1]
• Englerula popowiae Stevens.^[1]*

Genus: Englerulaster Höhn. 1910 accepted as Asterina Lév., (1845)

• Englerulaster gymnosporiae (Henn.) Theiss. 1918^[1] accepted as Englera gymnosporiae (Henn.) F. Stevens, (1939)
• Englerulaster macowanianus (Thüm.) G. Arnaud 1918^[1] accepted as Parenglerula macowaniana (Thüm.) Höhn., (1910)
• Englerulaster orbicularis (Berk. & M.A. Curtis) Höhn. 1910^[1] accepted as Cryptomeliola orbicularis (Berk. & M.A. Curtis) S. Hughes & Piroz., (1997)
• Englerulaster popowiae Doidge 1920^[1] accepted as Englera popowiae (Doidge) F. Stevens, (1939)

Genus: Enterographa Fée 1825 (Lichens)

• Enterographa capensis A. Massal. 1861,^[1] accepted as Chiodecton colensoi (A. Massal.) Müll. Arg., (1894)
• Enterographa galactina (Zahlbr.) Redinger 1938^[1]
• Enterographa vanderbylii (Zahlbr.) Redinger 1938^[1]
• Enterographa venosa (Pers.) A. Massal. 1860^[1] accepted as Enterographa crassa (DC.) Fée, [1824]

Genus: Enterostigma Müll. Arg. 1885 accepted as Thelotrema Ach., (1803)

• Enterostigma compunctum (Ach.) Müll. Arg. 1885^[1] accepted as Leucodecton compunctum (Ach.) A. Massal., [1859-1860]

Genus: Entoloma P. Kumm. 1871

• Entoloma erophilum (Fr.) P. Karst. 1879,^[1] accepted as Entoloma plebejum (Kalchbr.) Noordel., (1985)
• Entoloma lividum Quél. 1872^[1] accepted as Entoloma sinuatum (Bull.) P. Kumm., (1871)
• Entoloma microcarpum (Berk. & Broome) Sacc. 1887^[1] accepted as Termitomyces microcarpus (Berk. & Broome) R. Heim, (1942)
• Entoloma sagittiforme (Kalchbr. & Cooke) Sacc. [as 'sagittaeforme'] 1887,^[1] accepted as Termitomyces sagittiformis (Kalchbr. & Cooke) D.A. Reid [as 'sagittaeformis'], (1975)

Genus Entomophaga A. Batko 1964,

• Entomophaga conglomerata (Sorokīn) S. Keller, [1987] recorded as Empusa conglomerata (Sorokīn) Thaxt. 1888^[1]
• Entomophaga grylli (Fresen.) A. Batko, (1964) recorded as Empusa grylli (Fresen.) Nowak. 1888^[1]

Genus: Entomophthora Fresen. 1856

• Entomophthora aphidis H. Hoffm. 1858,^[1] accepted as Zoophthora aphidis (H. Hoffm.) A. Batko, (1964)
• Entomophthora apiculata (Thaxt.) M.A. Gust. 1965^[1] accepted as Batkoa apiculata (Thaxt.) Humber, (1989)
• Entomophthora coronata (Costantin) Kevorkian 1937^[1] accspted as Conidiobolus coronatus (Costantin) A. Batko, (1964) [1962]
• Entomophthora grylli Fresen. 1856^[1]
• Entomophthora megasperma (Cohn) Sacc. 1888^[1] accepted as Tarichium megaspermum Cohn, (1875)
• Entomophthora muscae (Cohn) Fresen., (1856) recorded as Empusa muscae Cohn 1855^[1]
• Entomophthora sphaerosperma Fresen. 1856^[1]
• Entomophthora sp.^[1]

Order: Entomophthorales^[1] G. Winter 1880

Family: Entomophthoraceae^[1] A.B. Frank 1874

Genus: EntomosporiumcLév. 1857 accepted as Diplocarpon F.A. Wolf, (1912)

• Entomosporium maculatum Lév. 1856^[1] accepted as Diplocarpon mespili (Sorauer) B. Sutton, (1980)

Genus: Entopeltis Höhn. 1910 accepted as Vizella Sacc., (1883)

• Entopeltis interrupta (G. Winter) Höhn. 1910,^[1] accepted as Vizella interrupta (G. Winter) S. Hughes, (1953)

Genus: Entyloma de Bary 1874

• Entyloma australe Speg. 1880^[1]
• Entyloma bidentis Henn. 1895^[1]
• Entyloma calendulae (Oudem.) de Bary 1874^[1]
• Entyloma dahliae Syd. & P. Syd. 1912^[1]
• Entyloma fuscum J. Schröt. 1877^[1]
• Entyloma oleandrae Henn. 1895^[1]
• Entyloma physalidis (Kalchbr. & Cooke) G. Winter 1883^[1] accepted as Entyloma australe Speg., (1880)
• Entyloma zinniae Syd. 1935^[1]

Ep

Family: Ephebaceae^[1] Th. Fr. 1861

Genus: Ephebe Fr. 1825

• Ephebe lanata (L.) Vain. 1888^[1]
• Ephebe pubescens (L.) Fr. 1826, ^[1] accepted as Pseudephebe pubescens (L.) M. Choisy, (1930)

Genus: Ephelis Fr. 1849

• Ephelis viridans (Kalchbr. & Cooke) Sacc. 1884^[1]

Genus: Epichloë (Fr.) Tul. & C. Tul. 1865

• Epichloë cinerea Berk. & Broome 1873^[1]
• Epichloë eragrostis (sic) Pole Evans^[1] probably Epichloe eragrostidis Pole-Evans, (1917)
• Epichloë zahlbruckneriana Henn. 1900^[1]

Genus: Epicoccum Link 1816

• Epicoccum chrysanthemi du Plessis 1933^[1]
• Epicoccum granulatum Penz. 1882^[1]
• Epicoccum humicola (R.E. Buchanan) Sacc. 1931^[1]
• Epicoccum neglectum Desm. 1842^[1]
• Epicoccum nigrum Link 1816^[1]
• Epicoccum purpurascens Ehrenb. ex Schltdl. 1824^[1] accepted as Epicoccum nigrum (1816)
• Epicoccum sp.^[1]

Genus: Epidermophyton Sabour. 1907

• Epidermophyton floccosum (Harz) Langeron & Miloch. 1930^[1]
• Epidermophyton interdigitale (Priestley) L. MacCarthy 1925^[1] accepted as Trichophyton mentagrophytes (C.P. Robin) Sabour., (1895)
• Epidermophyton purpureum (H. Bang) C.W. Dodge 1935^[1] accepted as Trichophyton purpureum H. Bang, (1910)
• Epidermophyton rubrum Castell. 1910^[1] accepted as Trichophyton rubrum (Castell.) Sabour., (1911)

Genus: Epistigme Syd. 1924

• Epistigme nidulans Syd. 1924^[1]

Genus: Epochnium Link 1809 accepted as Monilinia Honey, (1928)

• Epochnium phyllogenum Kalchbr. & Cooke 1880^[1]

Er

Family: Eremascaceae^[1] Engl. & E. Gilg 1924

Eremascaceae imperfectae^[1] C.W. Dodge 1935

Genus: Erikssonia Penz. & Sacc. 1898

• Erikssonia carissae Doidge 1948^[1]

Genus: Eriomycopsis Speg. 1910

• Eriomycopsis asterinae Hansf. 1942^[1] accepted as Atractilina asterinae (Hansf.) Deighton & Piroz., (1972)
• Eriomycopsis bomplandi Speg. 1910^[1]
• Eriomycopsis flagellata Hansf. 1942^[1]
• Eriomycopsis meliolae Hansf. 1942^[1]
• Eriomycopsis minima Hansf. 1942^[1] accepted as Rhytidenglerula minima (Hansf.) Arx, (1962)
• Eriomycopsis ugandae Hansf. 1942^[1]

Genus: Erostella (Sacc.) Sacc. 1906 accepted as Phaeoacremonium W. Gams, Crous & M.J. Wingf., (1996)

• Erostella quaternarioides Sacc.^[1]*

Family: Erysiphaceae^[1] Tul. & C. Tul. 1861

Genus: Erysiphe R. Hedw. ex DC. 1805

• Erysiphe aquilegiae DC. 1815^[2]
• Erysiphe brachystegiae Doidge 1948^[2]
• Erysiphe cichoracearum DC. 1805^[2]
• Erysiphe communis Link. (sic)^[2] possibly (Wallr.) Schltdl. 1824 accepted as Erysiphe cruciferarum Opiz ex L. Junell, (1967)
• Erysiphe cruciferarum Opiz ex L. Junell, (1967) recorded as Erysiphe communis Link. (sic)^[2] possibly (Wallr.) Schltdl. 1824
• Erysiphe graminis DC. 1815^[2] accepted as Blumeria graminis (DC.) Speer, (1975)
• Erysiphe heraclei DC., (1815) recorded as Erysiphe umbelliferarum (Lév.) de Bary 1870,^[2]
• Erysiphe jatrophae Doidge 1948,^[2]
• Erysiphe martii Lév. 1851^[2] accepted as Erysiphe trifolii Grev., (1824)
• Erysiphe nitida (Wallr.) Rabenh. 1844^[2]
• Erysiphe pisi DC. 1805^[2]
• Erysiphe polygoni DC. 1805^[2]
• Erysiphe trifolii Grev., (1824) recorded as Erysiphe martii Lév. 1851^[2]
• Erysiphe umbelliferarum (Lév.) de Bary 1870,^[2] accepted as Erysiphe heraclei DC., (1815)

Eu

Subclass: Eubasidii^[2]*

Genus: EubelonisClem., (1909) accepted as Calycina Nees ex Gray, (1821)

• Eubelonis ocoteae Van der Byl 1926^[2]

Genus: Eucantharomyces Thaxt. 1895

• Eucantharomyces africanus Thaxt. 1900^[2]

Genus: Eudarluca Speg. 1908

• Eudarluca australis Speg. 1908^[2]

Genus: Eudimeriolum Speg. 1912

• Eudimeriolum gymnosporiae Hansf. 1946,^[2] accepted as Episphaerella gymnosporiae (Hansf.) Arx, (1962)

Genus: Eumitra*

• Eumitra implicita Stirt.^[2]*

Genus: Eupelte Syd. 1924

• Eupelte amicta Syd. 1924^[2]

Family: Eurotiaceae^[2] Clem. & Shear 1931

Genus: Eurotium Link 1809

• Eurotium herbariorum (Weber ex F.H. Wigg.) Link ex Nees 1816,^[2] accepted as Aspergillus glaucus (L.) Link, (1809)

Genus: Euryachora Fuckel 1870

• Euryachora maculiformis E.E. Nel 1942^[2]

Genus: Eutypella (Nitschke) Sacc. 1875

• Eutypella acacia Doidge 1941^[2]
• Eutypella citricola Syd. & P. Syd. 1909^[2]
• Eutypella doidgeae Syd. 1939^[2]
• Eutypella lycii Doidge 1941^[2] accepted as Eutypella capensis Rappaz, (1987)
• Eutypella macowani Doidge 1941^[2]
• Eutypella stellulata (Fr.) Sacc. 1882^[2]

Ev

Genus: Evernia Ach. 1809 (Lichens)

• Evernia chrysophthalma Flotow.^[2]*
• Evernia flavicans (Sw.) Fr. 1831^[2] accepted as Teloschistes flavicans (Sw.) Norman, (1852)
• Evernia flavicans var. dealbata Flot. 1843^[2]

Ex

Genus: Exidia Fr. 1822

• Exidia auricula-judae (Bull.) Fr. 1822^[2] accepted as Auricularia auricula-judae (Bull.) Quél., (1886)
• Exidia caespitosa Lloyd 1915^[2]
• Exidia duthiei Lloyd 1915^[2]
• Exidia purpurea-cinerea MacOwan & Kalchbr. (sic)^[2]possibly Exidia purpureocinerea MacOwan 1882

Genus: Exoascus Fuckel 1860

• Exoascus deformans (Berk.) Fuckel 1870^[2] accepted as Taphrina deformans (Berk.) Tul., (1866)

Family: Exobasidiaceae^[2] J. Schröt. 1888

Genus: Exobasidium Woronin 1867

• Exobasidium giseckiae Allesch. 1895^[2]
• Exobasidium hesperidum Maire 1917, [as hesperidium]^[2] accepted as Muribasidiospora hesperidum (Maire) Kamat & Rajendren, (1968)
• Exobasidium vaccinii (Fuckel) Woronin 1867^[2]
• Exobasidium vitis (Viala & G. Boyer) Prill. & Delacr. 1894^[2] accepted as Aureobasidium pullulans (de Bary & Löwenthal) G. Arnaud, (1918)

Genus: Exosporium Link 1809

• Exosporium celastri Kalchbr. 1880^[2] accepted as Stigmina celastri (Kalchbr.) M.B. Ellis, (1959)
• Exosporium palmivorum Sacc. 1898,^[2] accepted as Scolecostigmina palmivora (Sacc.) Kamal, (2010)

See also

• List of bacteria of South Africa
• List of Oomycetes of South Africa
• List of slime moulds of South Africa
• List of fungi of South Africa
  • List of fungi of South Africa – A
  • List of fungi of South Africa – B
  • List of fungi of South Africa – C
  • List of fungi of South Africa – D
  • List of fungi of South Africa – E
  • List of fungi of South Africa – F
  • List of fungi of South Africa – G
  • List of fungi of South Africa – H
  • List of fungi of South Africa – I
  • List of fungi of South Africa – J
  • List of fungi of South Africa – K
  • List of fungi of South Africa – L
  • List of fungi of South Africa – M
  • List of fungi of South Africa – N
  • List of fungi of South Africa – O
  • List of fungi of South Africa – P
  • List of fungi of South Africa – Q
  • List of fungi of South Africa – R
  • List of fungi of South Africa – S
  • List of fungi of South Africa – T
  • List of fungi of South Africa – U
  • List of fungi of South Africa – V
  • List of fungi of South Africa – W
  • List of fungi of South Africa – X
  • List of fungi of South Africa – Y
  • List of fungi of South Africa – Z

References

1. Doidge 1950, p. 1049.
2. Doidge 1950, p. 1050.

Sources

• Doidge, Ethel (1950). "Titles of Works, not included in the General bibliography, and Index to Fungi and Lichens". Bothalia. 5 (1). Bothalia [Online]: 1030–1094. doi:10.4102/abc.v5i1.1880. Retrieved 29 July 2021 – via journals.abcjournal.aosis.co.za.

Further reading

• Kinge, Tonjock Rosemary; Goldman, Gary; Jacobs, Adriaana; Ndiritu, George Gatere; Gryzenhout, Marieka (2 May 2020). "A first checklist of macrofungi for South Africa". MycoKeys. 63: 1–48. doi:10.3897/mycokeys.63.36566. ISSN 1314-4049. PMC 7015970. PMID 32089638.