Epichloë novae-zelandiae

Epichloë novae-zelandiae
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Sordariomycetes
Order:	Hypocreales
Family:	Clavicipitaceae
Genus:	Epichloë
Species:	E. novae-zelandiae
Binomial name
Epichloë novae-zelandiae Leuchtm. & A.V.Stewart

Epichloë novae-zelandiae is a hybrid asexual species in the fungal genus Epichloë.

A systemic and seed-transmissible grass symbiont first described in 2019,^[1] Epichloë novae-zelandiae is a natural triploid allopolyploid of Epichloë amarillans, Epichloë bromicola and Epichloë typhina subsp. poae.

Epichloë novae-zelandiae is found in New Zealand, where it has been identified in the grass species Poa matthewsii.

References

1. Leuchtmann, Adrian; Young, Carolyn A.; Stewart, Alan V.; Simpson, Wayne R.; Hume, David E.; Scott, Barry (2019). "Epichloë novae-zelandiae, a new endophyte from the endemic New Zealand grass Poa matthewsii". New Zealand Journal of Botany. 57 (4): 271–288. doi:10.1080/0028825X.2019.1651344. ISSN 0028-825X. S2CID 202012350.