Epichloë novae-zelandiae
Epichloë novae-zelandiae is a hybrid asexual species in the fungal genus Epichloë.
| Epichloë novae-zelandiae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Sordariomycetes |
| Order: | Hypocreales |
| Family: | Clavicipitaceae |
| Genus: | Epichloë |
| Species: | E. novae-zelandiae |
| Binomial name | |
| Epichloë novae-zelandiae Leuchtm. & A.V. Stewart | |
A systemic and seed-transmissible grass symbiont first described in 2019,[1] Epichloë novae-zelandiae is a natural triploid allopolyploid of Epichloë amarillans, Epichloë bromicola and Epichloë typhina subsp. poae.
Epichloë novae-zelandiae is found in New Zealand, where it has been identified in the grass species Poa matthewsii.
References
- Leuchtmann, Adrian; Young, Carolyn A.; Stewart, Alan V.; Simpson, Wayne R.; Hume, David E.; Scott, Barry (2019). "Epichloë novae-zelandiae, a new endophyte from the endemic New Zealand grass Poa matthewsii". New Zealand Journal of Botany. 57 (4): 271–288. doi:10.1080/0028825X.2019.1651344. ISSN 0028-825X.
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