Fungi named in 1976

The shiitake, (; Japanese: [ɕiꜜːtake] Chinese mushroom, black mushroom, Lentinula edodes or sometimes Lentinus edodes) is a macrofungus native to East Asia and mainland Southeast Asia, which is cultivated and consumed around the globe.

Pneumocystis jirovecii (previously P. carinii) is a yeast-like fungus of the genus Pneumocystis. The causative organism of Pneumocystis pneumonia, it is an important human pathogen, particularly among immunocompromised hosts. Prior to its discovery as a human-specific pathogen, P. jirovecii was known as P. carinii.

The Thelephorales are an order of fungi in the class Agaricomycetes. The order includes corticioid and hydnoid fungi, together with a few polypores and clavarioid species. Most fungi within the Thelephorales are ectomycorrhizal. None is of any great economic importance, though Sarcodon imbricatus is edible and commercially marketed, whilst several species have been used for craft dyeing.

Reticularia lycoperdon, the false puffball, is one of the more conspicuous species of slime mould or Myxogastria, typically seen in its reproductive phase as a white 'swelling' on standing dead trees in the spring, or on large pieces of fallen wood. Alder (Alnus glutinosa) is a common host.

Agaricus moelleri, commonly known as the inky mushroom, or dark scaled mushroom, is a large species of fungus in the genus Agaricus. It appears occasionally in most kinds of woodland, during late summer, in northern temperate zones.

Geopora sumneriana is a species of European fungus belonging to the family Pyronemataceae. This fungus forms a rounded brown, roughly hairy ascocarp underground. This fruit body remains subterranean for most of the year but breaks the surface in the spring to form a cream-coloured cup (apothecium) up to 7 cm across and 5 cm tall. This species occurs in small groups and is exclusively found associated with cedar trees.

Cystolepiota seminuda is an inedible, common mushroom of the genus Cystolepiota. It can be found on humus, often along forest roads.

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Sarocladium oryzae is a plant pathogen causing the sheath rot disease of rice and bamboo blight of Bambusoideae spp. in Asia.

Hygrocybe helobia is a species of agaric (gilled mushroom) in the family Hygrophoraceae. It has been given the recommended English name of garlic waxcap. The species has a European distribution and typically occurs in grassland where it produces basidiocarps (fruit bodies) in the autumn. Threats to its habitat have resulted in the species being assessed as globally "near threatened" on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

Tricholoma arvernense is a mushroom of the agaric genus Tricholoma. First described as a variety of Tricholoma sejunctum by French mycologist Marcel Bon in 1975, he promoted it to species status a year later.

Boletus barrowsii, also known in English as the white king bolete after its pale colored cap, is a species of fungus in the genus Boletus. It was formerly considered a color variant of B. edulis. It can be found under ponderosa pine and live oak in western North America during autumn. It is edible and highly regarded.

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Parmelina pastillifera is a species of foliose lichen in the family Parmeliaceae. The species forms greyish rosettes typically 4–8 cm across on nutrient-rich bark, particularly on ash and maple branches, as well as on rocks and tiles in exposed situations. It is readily identified by its characteristic button-like, blue-black outgrowths (isidia) that cover the lobes and often become dense in the centre of the thallus. The lichen occurs in Europe and Great Britain, where it is associated with well-lit habitats.

Omphalotus olivascens, commonly known as the western jack-o'-lantern mushroom, is an orange to brown-colored gilled poisonous mushroom endemic to the North American west coast. It has several lookalikes including Cantharellus cibarius.

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Leucoagaricus croceovelutinus is a species of mushroom-producing fungus in the family Agaricaceae.

Hyphodermella corrugata is a species of crust fungus in the family Phanerochaetaceae, and the type species of genus Hyphodermella.

Hyphodermella is a genus of crust fungi in the family Phanerochaetaceae. It was circumscribed by mycologists John Eriksson and Leif Ryvarden in 1976.

Vezdaea is a genus of crustose lichens in the monotypic family Vezdaeaceae, which itself is the only taxon in the order Vezdaeales. The genus was established in 1976 and named after the Czech lichenologist Antonín Vězda for his contributions to lichen science. These lichens form extremely thin crusts that appear as dustings of tiny greenish to grey particles on decaying moss, plant debris, and soil, particularly in metal-enriched environments that other lichens avoid. The genus contains 14 species.

Thelomma santessonii, the tan nipple lichen, is a species of saxicolous (rock-dwelling), crustose lichen in the family Caliciaceae. Found in northern North America, it was formally described as a new species in 1976 by lichenologist Leif Tibell. It is endemic to the coast and islands of Southern California and Baja California in Mexico. Thelomma santessonii has a yellowish tan color, and is areolate. The thallus has verrucae that measure up to 2.5 mm (0.10 in) broad. The expected results of chemical spot tests are KC− on the thallus, and K+ (red), P+ (yellow) on the mazaedia. When a

Polyscytalum pustulans is an ascomycete fungus that is a plant pathogen causing skin spot of potatoes.

Mutatoderma is a genus of fungi in the family Corticiaceae. The widespread genus contains four species.

Merulicium is a genus of fungi, tentatively placed in the Pterulaceae family. The genus is monotypic, containing the single species Merulicium fusisporum.

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Lethariella is a genus of fruticose lichens in the family Parmeliaceae. The genus was originally proposed as a subgenus of Usnea by Polish lichenologist Józef Motyka in his 1936 monograph of that genus. Norwegian botanist Hildur Krog elevated the taxon to generic status in 1976. Three species of Lethariella are used by ethnic peoples of Yunnan Province (China) as a component of purported health-promoting tea: Lethariella cashmeriana, L. sernanderi, and L. sinensis. Species of Lethariella found in the Himalayas are also used as a component of Tibetan incense because of their fragrance, and are

Gigaspora margarita is an Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi (AMF) which means it is an obligate symbiont that creates mutualistic relationships with many different plant species. Being an AMF, G. margarita does not produce a fruiting body. All of its mycelium will be found in the soil, associating with plant roots. Though hard to distinguish between different species of AMF, microscopic distinctions can be made. A prominent morphological distinction for species in the Gigasporaceae family is their large sized spores. Gigaspora margarita is characterized by its large, white, pearl-like spores found