''Godronia'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
fungi
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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 (1807-1880), who was a French physician, botanist, geologist and
speleologist
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.
The genus was
circumscribed by
Jean Baptiste Mougeot and
Joseph Henri Léveillé in Consid. Gen. Veg. Vosges on page 355 in 1846.
Species
* ''
Godronia callunigena''
* ''
Godronia cassandrae''
* ''
Godronia fuliginosa''
* ''
Godronia ribis''
* ''
Godronia uberiformis''
* ''
Godronia urceolus''
References
Helotiaceae
Taxa named by Joseph-Henri Léveillé
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