Epichloë sinofestucae
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| Epichloë sinofestucae | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Sordariomycetes |
| Order: | Hypocreales |
| Family: | Clavicipitaceae |
| Genus: | Epichloë |
| Species: | E. sinofestucae |
| Binomial name | |
| Epichloë sinofestucae (Y.G.Chen, Y.L.Ji & Z.W.Wang) Leuchtm. | |
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Epichloë sinofestucae is a hybrid asexual species in the fungal genus Epichloë.
A systemic and seed-transmissible grass symbiont first described in 2009,[1] Epichloë sinofestucae is a natural allopolyploid of Epichloë bromicola and a strain in the Epichloë typhina complex.
Epichloë sinofestucae is found in Asia, where it has been identified in the grass species Festuca parvigluma.