Cainiella
| Cainiella | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Sordariomycetes |
| Order: | Diaporthales |
| Family: | Sydowiellaceae |
| Genus: | Cainiella E.Müll. (1957) |
| Type species | |
| Cainiella johansonii (Rehm) E.Müll. (1957)
| |
| Species | |
|
C. borealis M.E. Barr (1959) | |
Cainiella is a genus of fungi in the family Sordariaceae.
The genus name of Cainiella is in honour of Roy Franklin Cain (1906 - 1998), a Canadian botanist and Professor in Toronto.
The genus was circumscribed by Emil Müller in Sydowia Vol.10 on page 120 in 1957.