The genus name of Emericella is in honour of Emeric Streatfield Berkeley (1834 - 1898), a British Lieutenant/Major General who served in India.
[2] Species described in Emericella were identified as teleomorphs of the Nidulantes subgenus in Aspergillus and were eventually merged following the establishment of the "one fungus : one name" rule in 2011.
[3] The chemical compound stromemycin has been found in marine Emericella.
In terms of composition, stromemycin is a C-glycoside and a depside.
In terms of mechanism of action it is a matrix metalloproteinase inhibitor.