Cairneyella
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| Cairneyella | |
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| Cairneyella variabilis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Leotiomycetes |
| Order: | Helotiales |
| Family: | Helotiaceae |
| Genus: | Cairneyella Midgley & Tran-Dinh |
| Type species | |
| Cairneyella variabilis | |
Cairneyella is a genus of at least two ericoid mycorrhizal and root-associated fungi that is, to date, endemic to Australian plants, mostly from the family Ericaceae.[1] It has been demonstrated to form typical ericoid mycorrhizal coils in hair roots and is known to enhance the growth of ericaceous seedlings.[2] The genus is named in honour of John Cairney, an Australian-Scottish mycologist.