Epichloë funkii
Epichloë funkii is a hybrid asexual species in the fungal genus Epichloë.
Epichloë funkii | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Sordariomycetes |
Order: | Hypocreales |
Family: | Clavicipitaceae |
Genus: | Epichloë |
Species: | E. funkii |
Binomial name | |
Epichloë funkii (K.D.Craven & Schardl) J.F.White | |
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A systemic and seed-transmissible grass symbiont first described in 2007,[1] Epichloë funkii is a natural allopolyploid of Epichloë elymi and Epichloë festucae.
Epichloë funkii is found in North America, where it has been identified in the grass species Achnatherum robustum.
References
- Moon, Christina D.; Guillaumin, Jean-Jacques; Ravel, Catherine; Li, Chunjie; Craven, Kelly D.; Schardl, Christopher L. (2007). "New Neotyphodium endophyte species from the grass tribes Stipeae and Meliceae". Mycologia. 99 (6): 895–905. doi:10.1080/15572536.2007.11832521. ISSN 0027-5514.
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