Epichloë canadensis

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

Epichloë canadensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Sordariomycetes
Order: Hypocreales
Family: Clavicipitaceae
Genus: Epichloë
Species:
E. canadensis
Binomial name
Epichloë canadensis
N.D. Charlton & C.A. Young

A systemic and seed-transmissible grass symbiont first described in 2012,[1] Epichloë canadensis is a natural allopolyploid of Epichloë amarillans and Epichloë elymi.

Epichloë canadensis is found in North America, where it has been identified in the grass species Elymus canadensis.

References

  1. Charlton, N. D.; Craven, K. D.; Mittal, S.; Hopkins, A. A.; Young, C. A. (2012). "Epichloë canadensis, a new interspecific epichloid hybrid symbiotic with Canada wildrye (Elymus canadensis)". Mycologia. 104 (5): 1187–1199. doi:10.3852/11-403. ISSN 0027-5514. PMID 22675049. S2CID 43674700.
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