''Emericella'' is a former
genus
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of
fungi
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.
The genus name of ''Emericella'' is in honour of Emeric Streatfield Berkeley (1834 - 1898), a British Lieutenant/Major General who served in India. He was also a botanist.
Species described in ''Emericella'' were identified as
teleomorph
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*Teleomorph: the sexual reproductive stage (morph), typically a fruiting body.
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s of the ''
Nidulantes'' subgenus in ''
Aspergillus
' () is a genus consisting of several hundred mold species found in various climates worldwide.
''Aspergillus'' was first catalogued in 1729 by the Italian priest and biologist Pier Antonio Micheli. Viewing the fungi under a microscope, Miche ...
'' and were eventually merged following the establishment of the "one fungus : one name" rule in 2011.
It was considered to continue usage of the ''Emericella'' genus name by breaking up the genus ''Aspergillus'' along delineations of subgenera.
[ As of 2020, former teleomorphic genera of ''Aspergillus'' are now understood as morphotypes describing the morphology of teleomorphs. ''Emericella'' is now "emericella-type".]glycoside
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and a depside
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. In terms of mechanism of action
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it is a matrix metalloproteinase inhibitor
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Species
'' Emericella acristata''[eol](_blank)
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'' Emericella appendiculata''
'' Emericella astellata''
'' Emericella bicolor''
'' Emericella cleistominuta''
'' Emericella corrugata''
'' Emericella dentata''
'' Emericella desertorum''
'' Emericella discophora''
'' Emericella echinulata''
'' Emericella falconensis''
'' Emericella filifera''
'' Emericella foeniculicola''
'' Emericella foveolata''
'' Emericella indica''
'' Emericella miyajii''
'' Emericella montenegroi''
'' Emericella navahoensis''
'' Emericella olivicola''
'' Emericella omanensis''
'' Emericella pluriseminata''
'' Emericella purpurea''
'' Emericella qinqixianii''
'' Emericella similis''
'' Emericella spectabilis''
'' Emericella stella-maris''
'' Emericella striata''
'' Emericella sublata''
'' Emericella undulata''
'' Emericella venezuelensis''
'' Emericella violacea''
References
Trichocomaceae
Eurotiomycetes genera
Obsolete fungus taxa
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