Epichloë canadensis
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Epichloë canadensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Sordariomycetes |
Order: | Hypocreales |
Family: | Clavicipitaceae |
Genus: | Epichloë |
Species: | E. canadensis
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Binomial name | |
Epichloë canadensis N.D. Charlton & C.A. Young
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Epichloë canadensis is a hybrid asexual species in the fungal genus Epichloë.
A systemic and seed-transmissible grass symbiont first described in 2012,[1] Epichloë canadensis is a natural allopolyploid of Epichloë amarillans and Epichloë elymi.
Epichloë canadensis is found in North America, where it has been identified in the grass species Elymus canadensis.