Godronia
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| Godronia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Leotiomycetes |
| Order: | Helotiales |
| Family: | Helotiaceae |
| Genus: | Godronia Moug. & Lév. |
| Type species | |
| Godronia muehlenbeckii Moug. & Lév. | |
Godronia is a genus of fungi in the family Helotiaceae.[1] The genus contains 27 species.[2]
The genus name of Godronia is in honour of Dominique Alexandre Godron (1807-1880), who was a French physician, botanist, geologist and speleologist.[3]
The genus was circumscribed by Jean Baptiste Mougeot and Joseph Henri Léveillé in Consid. Gen. Veg. Vosges on page 355 in 1846.