Epichloë gansuensis
Epichloë gansuensis is a haploid species in the fungal genus Epichloë. The sexual phase has not been observed.
| Epichloë gansuensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Sordariomycetes |
| Order: | Hypocreales |
| Family: | Clavicipitaceae |
| Genus: | Epichloë |
| Species: | E. gansuensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Epichloë gansuensis (C.J. Li & Nan) Schardl | |
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A systemic and seed-transmissible grass symbiont first described in 2004,[1] Epichloë gansuensis is a sister lineage to Epichloë sibirica and an early branching lineage on the Epichloë tree.
Epichloë gansuensis is found in Asia, where it has been identified in the grass species Achnatherum inebrians, Achnatherum sibiricum and Achnatherum pekinense.
References
- Li, C.J.; Nan, Z.B.; Paul, V.H.; Dapprich, P.D.; Liu, Y. (2004). "A new Neotyphodium species symbiotic with drunken horse grass (Achnatherum inebrians) in China". Mycotaxon. 90: 141–147.
- 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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