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Epichloë canadensis

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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

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

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

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  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.