| Epichloë sibirica | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Sordariomycetes |
| Order: | Hypocreales |
| Family: | Clavicipitaceae |
| Genus: | Epichloë |
| Species: | E. sibirica |
| Binomial name | |
| Epichloë sibirica (X. Zhang & Y.B. Gao) Tadych | |
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Epichloë sibirica is a haploid species in the fungal genus Epichloë.
A systemic and seed-transmissible grass symbiont first described in 2009, Epichloë sibirica is a sister lineage to Epichloë gansuensis and an early branching clade on the Epichloë tree.
Epichloë sibirica is found in Asia, where it has been identified in the grass species Achnatherum sibiricum. Epichloë sibirica is not known to be sexual.
References
- Zhang, Xin; Ren, An-Zhi; Wei, Yu-Kun; Lin, Feng; Li, Chuan; Liu, Zhi-Jian; Gao, Yu-Bao (2009). "Taxonomy, diversity and origins of symbiotic endophytes of Achnatherum sibiricum in the Inner Mongolia Steppe of China". FEMS Microbiology Letters. 301 (1): 12–20. doi:10.1111/j.1574-6968.2009.01789.x. ISSN 0378-1097. PMID 19863662.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Epichloe sibirici | |
| Neotyphodium sibirici | |