Epichloë gansuensis

Epichloë gansuensis is a haploid species in the fungal genus Epichloë. The sexual phase has not been observed.

Epichloë gansuensis
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
Synonyms
  • Neotyphodium gansuense C.J. Li & Nan

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.

Varieties

Epichloë gansuensis has one variety.

Epichloë gansuensis subsp. inebrians (C.D. Moon & Schardl) Schardl was first described in 2007.[2] It is found in Asia in the grass species Achnatherum inebrians.

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References

  1. 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.
  2. 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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