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Epichloë scottii

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Species of fungus

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 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.

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.

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

References

  1. ^ Thünen, Torsten; Becker, Yvonne; Cox, Murray P.; Ashrafi, Samad (2022). "Epichloë scottii sp. nov., a new endophyte isolated from Melica uniflora is the missing ancestor of Epichloë disjuncta". IMA Fungus. 13 (1): 2. doi:10.1186/s43008-022-00088-0. PMC 8812020. PMID 35109929.
Taxon identifiers
Epichloë scottii


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