Epichloë mollis

Epichloë mollis is a haploid sexual species in the fungal genus Epichloë.

Epichloë mollis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Sordariomycetes
Order: Hypocreales
Family: Clavicipitaceae
Genus: Epichloë
Species:
E. mollis
Binomial name
Epichloë mollis
(Morgan-Jones & W. Gams) Leuchtm. & Schardl
Synonyms
  • Acremonium typhinum Morgan-Jones & W. Gams
  • Neotyphodium typhinum (Morgan-Jones & W. Gams) Glenn, C.W. Bacon & Hanlin

A systemic and seed-transmissible grass symbiont first described in 1982,[1] Epichloë mollis is a sister lineage to Epichloë amarillans, Epichloë baconii, Epichloë festucae and Epichloë stromatolonga.

Epichloë mollis is found in Europe, where it has been identified in the grass species Holcus mollis.

References

  1. Morgan-Jones, G.; Gams, W. (1982). "Notes on hyphomycetes. XLI. An endophyte of Festuca arundinacea and the anamorph of Epichloë typhina, new taxa in one of two new sections of Acremonium". Mycotaxon. 15: 311–318. ISSN 0093-4666.
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