''Grosmannia'' is a
genus
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of
fungi
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in the family
Ophiostomataceae
The Ophiostomataceae are a family of fungi in the Ascomycota, class Sordariomycetes. The family was circumscribed by J.A. Nannfeldt in 1932. Species in the family have a widespread distribution, and are typically found in temperate regions ...
.
It was circumscribed by G. Goidànich in 1936.
The genus name of ''Grosmannia'' is in honour of Helene Margarete Amalie Francke-Grosmann (1900 - 1990), who was a German botanist (Mycology) and
Phytopathologist.
The genus was
circumscribed
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Not every polyg ...
by
Gabriele Goidànich in Boll. Staz. Patol. Veg. Roma ser.2, Vol.16 on page 31 in 1936.
Species
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Grosmannia abiocarpa''
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Grosmannia aenigmatica''
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Grosmannia americana''
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Grosmannia aurea''
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Grosmannia cainii''
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Grosmannia clavigera''
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Grosmannia crassivaginata''
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Grosmannia cucullata''
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Grosmannia davidsonii''
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Grosmannia dryocoetis''
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Grosmannia europhioides''
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Grosmannia francke-grosmanniae''
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Grosmannia galeiformis''
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Grosmannia huntii''
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Grosmannia laricis''
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Grosmannia olivacea''
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Grosmannia pseudoeurophioides''
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Grosmannia robusta''
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Grosmannia sagmatospora''
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Grosmannia wageneri''
References
External links
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Sordariomycetes genera
Ophiostomatales
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