Epichloë scottii

Epichloë scottii is a haploid sexual species in the fungal genus Epichloë. A systemic and seed-transmissible grass symbiont first described in 2022, Epichloë scottii is a basal lineage branching prior to Epichloë glyceriae, and is the previously unidentified ancestor of the hybrid Epichloë species, Epichloë disjuncta.[1]

Epichloë scottii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Sordariomycetes
Order: Hypocreales
Family: Clavicipitaceae
Genus: Epichloë
Species:
E. scottii
Binomial name
Epichloë scottii
T.Thünen, Y. Becker, M.P.Cox & S.Ashrafi (2022)

Epichloë scottii was named in honor of Professor Barry Scott, Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand Te Apārangi, recognizing his long career researching the genus Epichloë.[1]

Epichloë scottii is found in Europe, where it has been identified in the grass species Melica uniflora.[1]

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