Epichloë mollis
Epichloë mollis | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Sordariomycetes |
Order: | Hypocreales |
Family: | Clavicipitaceae |
Genus: | Epichloë |
Species: | E. mollis |
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Epichloë mollis (Morgan-Jones & W. Gams) Leuchtm. & Schardl | |
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Epichloë mollis is a haploid sexual species in the fungal genus Epichloë.
A systemic and seed-transmissible grass symbiont first described in 1982,[1] Epichloë mollis is a sister lineage to Epichloë amarillans, Epichloë baconii, Epichloë festucae and Epichloë stromatolonga.
Epichloë mollis is found in Europe, where it has been identified in the grass species Holcus mollis.