Epichloë danica

Epichloë danica is a hybrid asexual species in the fungal genus Epichloë.

Epichloë danica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Sordariomycetes
Order: Hypocreales
Family: Clavicipitaceae
Genus: Epichloë
Species:
E. danica
Binomial name
Epichloë danica
Leuchtm. & M. Oberhofer

A systemic and seed-transmissible grass symbiont first described in 2013,[1] Epichloë danica is a natural allopolyploid of Epichloë bromicola and Epichloë sylvatica.

Epichloë danica is found in Europe, where it has been identified in the grass species Hordelymus europaeus.

References

  1. Leuchtmann, Adrian; Oberhofer, Martina (2013). "The Epichloë endophytes associated with the woodland grass Hordelymus europaeus including four new taxa". Mycologia. 105 (5): 1315–1324. doi:10.3852/12-400. ISSN 0027-5514.
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