Periglandula
Genus of fungi
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Periglandula are a genus of fungi in the family Clavicipitaceae.
| Periglandula | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Sordariomycetes |
| Order: | Hypocreales |
| Family: | Clavicipitaceae |
| Genus: | Periglandula Steiner et al. 2011[1] |
| Species | |
Symbiosis
They live as epibionts, in a symbiotic relationship with two species of plant, Ipomoea asarifolia and Ipomoea corymbosa.[2] They are known to produce ergot alkaloids related to lysergic acid such as ergine (lysergic acid amide; LSA), and LSH.[3][4][5]
