| Epichloë sylvatica | |
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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. sylvatica |
| Binomial name | |
| Epichloë sylvatica Leuchtm. & Schardl | |
Epichloë sylvatica is a haploid sexual species in the fungal genus Epichloë.
A systemic and seed-transmissible grass symbiont first described in 1998, Epichloë sylvatica forms a clade within the Epichloë typhina complex.
Epichloë sylvatica is found from Europe to Asia, where it has been identified in association with two grass species, Brachypodium sylvaticum and Hordelymus europaeus.
Subspecies
Epichloë sylvatica has one subspecies, Epichloë sylvatica subsp. pollinensis Leuchtm. & M. Oberhofer. Described in 2013, Epichloë sylvatica subsp. pollinensis has been found in Europe in the grass species Hordelymus europaeus.
References
- Leuchtmann, Adrian; Schardl, Christopher L. (1998). "Mating compatibility and phylogenetic relationships among two new species of Epichloë and other congeneric European species". Mycological Research. 102 (10): 1169–1182. doi:10.1017/S0953756298006236. ISSN 0953-7562.
- Leuchtmann, Adrian; Oberhofer, Martina (2013). "The Epichloë endophytes associated with the woodland grass Hordelymus europaeus including four new taxa". Mycologia. 105 (5): 1315–1324. doi:10.3852/12-400. ISSN 0027-5514. PMID 23921239. S2CID 21024362.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Epichloe sylvatica | |