''Godronia'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...
of
fungi
A fungus ( : fungi or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as a kingdom, separately from ...
in the family
Helotiaceae
The Helotiaceae are a family of fungi in the order Helotiales. The distribution of species in the family are widespread, and typically found in tropical areas. There are 117 genera and 826 species in the family.
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. The genus contains 27 species.
The genus name of ''Godronia'' is in honour of
Dominique Alexandre Godron
Dominique Alexandre Godron (25 March 1807 - 16 August 1880) was a French physician, botanist, geologist and speleologist born in the town of Hayange, in the ''département'' Moselle.
Godron studied medicine at the University of Strasbourg, and d ...
(1807-1880), who was a French physician, botanist, geologist and
speleologist
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.
The genus was
circumscribed
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Not every polyg ...
by
Jean Baptiste Mougeot and
Joseph Henri Léveillé in Consid. Gen. Veg. Vosges on page 355 in 1846.
Species
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Godronia callunigena''
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Godronia cassandrae''
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Godronia fuliginosa
''Godronia'' is a genus of fungi in the family Helotiaceae. The genus contains 27 species.
The genus name of ''Godronia'' is in honour of Dominique Alexandre Godron (1807-1880), who was a French physician, botanist, geologist and speleologist.
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Godronia ribis
''Godronia'' is a genus of fungi in the family Helotiaceae. The genus contains 27 species.
The genus name of ''Godronia'' is in honour of Dominique Alexandre Godron (1807-1880), who was a French physician, botanist, geologist and speleologist.
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Godronia uberiformis
''Godronia'' is a genus of fungi in the family Helotiaceae. The genus contains 27 species.
The genus name of ''Godronia'' is in honour of Dominique Alexandre Godron (1807-1880), who was a French physician, botanist, geologist and speleologist.
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Godronia urceolus
''Godronia'' is a genus of fungi in the family Helotiaceae. The genus contains 27 species.
The genus name of ''Godronia'' is in honour of Dominique Alexandre Godron (1807-1880), who was a French physician, botanist, geologist and speleologist.
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References
Helotiaceae
Taxa named by Joseph-Henri Léveillé
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