Grovesia | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
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.