Epichloë uncinata

Epichloë uncinata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Sordariomycetes
Order:	Hypocreales
Family:	Clavicipitaceae
Genus:	Epichloë
Species:	E. uncinata
Binomial name
	Epichloë uncinata; (W. Gams, Petrini & D. Schmidt) Leuchtm. & Schardl
Synonyms
	Acremonium uncinatum W. Gams, Petrini & D. Schmidt; Neotyphodium uncinatum (W. Gams, Petrini & D. Schmidt) Glenn, C.W. Bacon & Hanlin;

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

A systemic and seed-transmissible grass symbiont first described in 1990,^[1] Epichloë uncinata is a natural allopolyploid of Epichloë bromicola and a strain in the Epichloë typhina complex.

Epichloë uncinata is found in Europe, where it has been identified in the grass species Schedonorus pratensis (also called Festuca pratensis or Lolium pratense).

References

^ Gams, W.; Petrini, O. J.; Schmidt, D. (1990). "Acremonium uncinatum, a new endophyte in Festuca pratensis". Mycotaxon. 37: 67–71.

[Gams1990-1] Gams, W.; Petrini, O. J.; Schmidt, D. (1990). "Acremonium uncinatum, a new endophyte in Festuca pratensis". Mycotaxon. 37: 67–71.

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