Grovesia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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.
  2. "Grovesia Dennis". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  3. Burkhardt, Lotte (2022). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen [Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN 978-3-946292-41-8. Retrieved January 27, 2022.


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