Biology:Grovesia

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Short description: Genus of fungi

Grovesia
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Leotiomycetes
Order: Helotiales
Family: Helotiaceae
Genus: Grovesia
Dennis
Type species
Grovesia pulchella
Dennis

Grovesia is a genus of fungi in the family Helotiaceae.[1][2] This is a monotypic genus, containing the single species Grovesia pulchella.

The genus name of Grovesia is in honour of James Walton Groves (1906-1970), who was a Canadian mycologist.[3]

The genus was circumscribed by Richard William George Dennis in Kew Bull. vol.14 on page 444 in 1960.

References

  1. Lumbsch TH, Huhndorf SM. (December 2007). "Outline of Ascomycota – 2007". Myconet (Chicago, USA: The Field Museum, Department of Botany) 13: 1–58. Archived from the original on 2009-03-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20090318003134/http://www.fieldmuseum.org/myconet/outline.asp. 
  2. "Grovesia Dennis" (in en). https://www.gbif.org/species/2582951. 
  3. Burkhardt, Lotte (2022) (in German) (pdf). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen. Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN 978-3-946292-41-8. https://doi.org/10.3372/epolist2022. Retrieved January 27, 2022. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q5611583 entry