Taxa described in 1985

Lybiidae is a family of birds also known as the African barbets. There are 44 species ranging from the type genus Lybius of forest interior to the tinkerbirds (Pogoniulus) of forest and scrubland. They are found throughout sub-Saharan Africa, with the exception of the far south-west of South Africa.

Neodermata is a clade of rhabditophoran flatworms containing the parasitic groups Trematoda, Monogenea and Cestoda.

Teranodes is a genus of Australian funnel-web spiders that was first described by Robert John Raven in 1985. it contains only two species: T. montanus and T. otwayensis. It was originally given the name "Terania", but it was later changed to "Teranodes" when it was discovered that the name was already in use for a genus of shield bugs.

Imshaugia is a genus of seven species of foliose lichens in the family Parmeliaceae. They are commonly known as starburst lichens.

Gelatoporia is a fungal genus in the family Gelatoporiaceae. This is a monotypic genus, containing the single widely distributed species Gelatoporia subvermispora. The genus was circumscribed in 1985 by Finnish mycologist Tuomo Niemelä to contain poroid crust fungi with a monomitic hyphal structure, clamped hyphae, and producing white rot.

The Protothelenellaceae are a family of mostly lichen-forming fungi in the order Baeomycetales. The family was established in 1985 and includes three genera with about 22 species worldwide. These fungi typically form thin crusts on rocks, soil, mosses, plant debris, or wood, and are found on nearly every continent. Most family members produce flask-shaped fruiting bodies embedded in their crusty thalli, with spores that have internal dividing walls. The family's evolutionary relationships have been debated, with some scientists arguing whether certain genera should be separated into their own

Rhodostemonodaphne is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lauraceae. It is a neotropical genus consisting of approximately 41 species occurring in Central America and northern South America. This genus has many species that are valued for timber. The classification of the genus is unclear since the species in the genus fall into a well-supported but unresolved clade that also includes species with unisexual flowers currently placed in the genera Endlicheria and part of Ocotea.

Stanglomyces is a genus of fungi in the family Tricholomataceae. This is a monotypic genus, containing the single species Stanglomyces taxophilus, found in South America. The species was described as new to science by Jörg Raithelhuber in 1985.

Pseudolagarobasidium is a genus of nine species of crust fungi in the family Phanerochaetaceae. It was circumscribed in 1985. The type species, P. leguminicola, is associated with stem and root rot of the mimosoid tree Leucaena leucocephala. Pseudolagarobasidium species grow on wood, and may be saprobes, endophytes, or parasites.

Hirsutiidae is a family of crustaceans, classified either as a separate order, Bochusacea, or as part of a wider Mictacea. It comprises five species in three genera: Hirsutia bathyalis Saunders, Hessler & Garner, 1985 Hirsutia saundersetalia Just & Poore, 1988 Thetispelecaris remex Gutu & Iliffe, 1998 Thetispelecaris yurigako Ohtsuka, Hanamura & Kase, 2002 Montucaris distincta Jaume, Boxshall & Bamber, 2006

Peridiothelia is a genus of fungi in the family Pleomassariaceae. Peridiothelia oleae is a little-known species found in Europe.

Teyloides is a genus of spiders in the family Anamidae. It was first described in 1985 by Australian arachnologist Barbara York Main. , it contains only one Australian species, Teyloides bakeri.

Brymela is a genus of moss in family Callicostaceae. It includes 14 species native to the Neotropical realm.

Caliendrula is a genus of sea snail (marine gastropod mollusks) in the family Clavatulidae. It is monotypic, containing the species Caliendrula elstoni, which was formerly known as Latiaxis elstoni.

Hertella is a lichenized genus of fungi within the Placynthiaceae family.

Briggsiopsis is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Gesneriaceae. It contains only one known species, Briggsiopsis delavayi.

Meiomeniidae is a family of molluscs belonging to the order Pholidoskepia.