Epichloë elymi

Epichloë elymi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Sordariomycetes
Order:	Hypocreales
Family:	Clavicipitaceae
Genus:	Epichloë
Species:	E. elymi
Binomial name
	Epichloë elymi; Schardl & Leuchtm.

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

A systemic and seed-transmissible grass symbiont first described in 1999,[1] Epichloë elymi is a sister lineage to Epichloë bromicola.

Epichloë elymi is found in North America, where it has been identified in the grass species Bromus kalmii and Elymus spp., including E. patula, and as shown in the picture, E. virginicus.

References

Schardl, Christopher L.; Leuchtmann, Adrian (1999). "Three new species of Epichloë symbiotic with North American grasses". Mycologia. 91 (1): 95–107. doi:10.1080/00275514.1999.12060996. ISSN 0027-5514.

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[SchardlLeuchtmann1999-1] Schardl, Christopher L.; Leuchtmann, Adrian (1999). "Three new species of Epichloë symbiotic with North American grasses". Mycologia. 91 (1): 95–107. doi:10.1080/00275514.1999.12060996. ISSN 0027-5514.