Epichloë scottii

Epichloë scottii is a haploid sexual species in the fungal genus Epichloë. A systemic and seed-transmissible grass symbiont first described in 2022, Epichloë scottii is a basal lineage branching prior to Epichloë glyceriae, and is the previously unidentified ancestor of the hybrid Epichloë species, Epichloë disjuncta.^[1]

Epichloë scottii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Sordariomycetes
Order:	Hypocreales
Family:	Clavicipitaceae
Genus:	Epichloë
Species:	E. scottii
Binomial name
Epichloë scottii T.Thünen, Y. Becker, M.P.Cox & S.Ashrafi (2022)

Epichloë scottii was named in honor of Professor Barry Scott, Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand Te Apārangi, recognizing his long career researching the genus Epichloë.^[1]

Epichloë scottii is found in Europe, where it has been identified in the grass species Melica uniflora.^[1]