Emericella is a genus of fungi. The genus name of Emericella is in honour of Emeric Streatfield Berkeley (1834 - 1898), a British Lieutnant/Major General who served in India. He was also a botanist. Bio-active isolates called stromemycin have been found in marine Emericella. Stromemycin is a C-glycosidic depside matrix metalloproteinase inhibitor.