Epiphytic fungus explained

An epiphytic fungus is a fungus that grows upon, or attached to, a living plant. The term epiphytic derives from the Greek epi- (meaning 'upon') and phyton (meaning 'plant').

Examples

Many examples of epiphytic microorganisms exist.^[1] The ergoline alkaloids found in Convolvulaceae are produced by a seed-transmitted epiphytic clavicipitaceous fungus .^[2]

See also

• Foliicolous, lichens or bryophytes that grow on leaves
• Epiphyte
• Endosymbiont
• Epilith, an organism that grows in a rock
• Epibiont, an organism that grows on another life form
• Epiphytic bacteria
• Mycorrhiza

Notes and References

1. Web site: Endophytic Microorganisms:A Review On Insect Control And Recent Advances On Tropical Plants . 2007-02-28 . 2007-03-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070310203606/http://www.ejbiotechnology.info/content/vol3/issue1/full/4/index.html . dead .
2. Steiner . U . Ahimsa-Müller . MA . Markert . A . Kucht . S . Gross . J . Kauf . N . Kuzma . M . Zych . M . Lamshöft . M . Furmanowa . Miroslawa . Knoop . Volker . Drewke . Christel . Leistner . Eckhard . 25682792 . Molecular characterization of a seed transmitted clavicipitaceous fungus occurring on dicotyledoneous plants (Convolvulaceae) . Planta . 224 . 3 . 533–44 . 2006 . 16525783 . 10.1007/s00425-006-0241-0 . 8 .