Epichloë mollis
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| 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 |
| Binomial name | |
| 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.