Epichloë disjuncta explained

Epichloë disjuncta is a hybrid asexual species in the fungal genus Epichloë.

A systemic and seed-transmissible grass symbiont first described in 2013,^[1] Epichloë disjuncta is a natural allopolyploid of a strain in the Epichloë typhina complex and a second unknown Epichloë ancestor.

Epichloë disjuncta is found in Europe, where it has been identified in the grass species Hordelymus europaeus.

Notes and References

1. Leuchtmann. Adrian. Oberhofer. Martina. The Epichloë endophytes associated with the woodland grass Hordelymus europaeus including four new taxa. Mycologia. 105. 5. 2013. 1315–1324. 0027-5514. 10.3852/12-400. 23921239 . 21024362 .