| Narasimhella | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Eurotiomycetes |
| Order: | Onygenales |
| Family: | Gymnoascaceae |
| Genus: | Narasimhella Thirum. & P.N.Mathur (1966) |
| Type species | |
| Narasimhella poonensis Thirum. & P.N.Mathur (1966) | |
Narasimhella is a genus of fungi in the family Gymnoascaceae. [1]
The genus name of Narasimhella is in honour of Mandayam Jeersannidhi Narasimhan (1891–1970), who was a pioneering Indian plant pathologist and mycologist who worked in the state of Mysore. [2]
The genus was circumscribed by Mandayani Jeersannidhi Thirumalachar and P.N.Mathur in Sydowia vol.19 on page 184 in 1966.