Grovesinia
Genus of fungi
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Grovesinia is a genus of fungi in the family Sclerotiniaceae.[1]
| Grovesinia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Leotiomycetes |
| Order: | Helotiales |
| Family: | Sclerotiniaceae |
| Genus: | Grovesinia M.N. Cline, J.L. Crane & S.D. Cline |
| Type species | |
| Grovesinia pyramidalis M.N. Cline, J.L. Crane & S.D. Cline | |
The genus name of Grovesinia is in honour of James Walton Groves (1906-1970), who was a Canadian mycologist.[2]
The genus was circumscribed by Molly Niedbalski Cline, J. Leland Crane and S.D. Cline in Mycologia vol.75 (Issue 6) on page 989 in 1983.