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List of fungi of South Africa – S

Fungi recorded from South Africa - Taxa starting with S

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
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Source revisionJun 29, 2026
Entity authorityQ108782599 ↗
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This is an alphabetical list of the fungal taxa as recorded from South Africa. Currently accepted names have been appended.

Sa

Genus: Saccharomyces

Saccharomyces acidi-lactici Grotenf.

Saccharomyces cerevisiae Hansen.

Saccharomyces fragilis Jorg.

Saccharomyces sp.

Family: Saccharomycetaceae

Saccharomycetaceae Imperfectae

Genus: Saccobolus

Saccobolus depauperatus Phill.

Genus: Sacidium

Sacidium gomphocarpi Kalchbr. & Cooke

Genus: Sagedia

Sagedia albo-atra Müll.Arg.

Genus: Sarcographa (Lichens)

Sarcographa disjectans Zahlbr.

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