Epichloe typhina (Pers.) Brockm.
(Choke)

Interactions where Epichloe typhina is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
stroma stroma causes gall of stem UK/Ireland Anthoxanthum odoratum Sweet Vernal Grass, Sweet Vernal-grass Poales: Poaceae Biology of the Epichloe-Botanophila interaction: an intriguing association between fungi and insects, Bultman, T.L. & Leuchtmann, A., 2008
Epichloë in Britain, Spooner, B.M. & Kemp, S.L., 2005
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Clavicipitaceae/Epichloe typhina/Epichloe typhinachokestroma Foodplant / gallUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Anthoxanthum odoratum/Anthoxanthum odoratumsweet vernal grass, sweet vernal-grassstem
stroma stroma causes gall of stem UK/Ireland Arrhenatherum elatius False Oat-grass Poales: Poaceae Biology of the Epichloe-Botanophila interaction: an intriguing association between fungi and insects, Bultman, T.L. & Leuchtmann, A., 2008
Epichloë in Britain, Spooner, B.M. & Kemp, S.L., 2005
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Clavicipitaceae/Epichloe typhina/Epichloe typhinachokestroma Foodplant / gallUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Arrhenatherum elatius/Arrhenatherum elatiusfalse oat-grassstem
stroma stroma causes gall of stem Foreign Brachypodium pinnatumQuestionable Tor-grass, Heath False-brome Poales: Poaceae Biology of the Epichloe-Botanophila interaction: an intriguing association between fungi and insects, Bultman, T.L. & Leuchtmann, A., 2008
Epichloë in Britain, Spooner, B.M. & Kemp, S.L., 2005
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Clavicipitaceae/Epichloe typhina/Epichloe typhinachokestroma Foodplant / gallForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Brachypodium pinnatum/Brachypodium pinnatumtor-grass, heath false-brome?stem
stroma stroma causes gall of stem UK/Ireland Alopecurus myosuroidesQuestionable Black-grass Poales: Poaceae Epichloë in Britain, Spooner, B.M. & Kemp, S.L., 2005
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Clavicipitaceae/Epichloe typhina/Epichloe typhinachokestroma Foodplant / gallUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Alopecurus myosuroides/Alopecurus myosuroidesblack-grass?stem
stroma stroma causes gall of stem UK/Ireland Alopecurus pratensisQuestionable Meadow Foxtail Poales: Poaceae Epichloë in Britain, Spooner, B.M. & Kemp, S.L., 2005
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Clavicipitaceae/Epichloe typhina/Epichloe typhinachokestroma Foodplant / gallUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Alopecurus pratensis/Alopecurus pratensismeadow foxtail?stem
stroma stroma causes gall of stem UK/Ireland Dactylis glomerata Cock’s Foot, Cock’s-foot Poales: Poaceae Biology of the Epichloe-Botanophila interaction: an intriguing association between fungi and insects, Bultman, T.L. & Leuchtmann, A., 2008
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Epichloë in Britain, Spooner, B.M. & Kemp, S.L., 2005
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Clavicipitaceae/Epichloe typhina/Epichloe typhinachokestroma Foodplant / gallUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Dactylis glomerata/Dactylis glomeratacock’s foot, cock's-footstem (fertile in 8)
stroma stroma causes gall of stem UK/Ireland Deschampsia cespitosaQuestionable Tufted Hair-grass Poales: Poaceae Epichloë in Britain, Spooner, B.M. & Kemp, S.L., 2005
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Clavicipitaceae/Epichloe typhina/Epichloe typhinachokestroma Foodplant / gallUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Deschampsia cespitosa/Deschampsia cespitosatufted hair-grass?stem
stroma stroma causes gall of stem UK/Ireland Helictotrichon pratenseQuestionable Meadow Oat-grass Poales: Poaceae Epichloë in Britain, Spooner, B.M. & Kemp, S.L., 2005
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Clavicipitaceae/Epichloe typhina/Epichloe typhinachokestroma Foodplant / gallUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Helictotrichon pratense/Helictotrichon pratensemeadow oat-grass?stem
stroma stroma causes gall of stem UK/Ireland Lolium perenneQuestionable Perennial Rye-grass Poales: Poaceae Biology of the Epichloe-Botanophila interaction: an intriguing association between fungi and insects, Bultman, T.L. & Leuchtmann, A., 2008
Epichloë in Britain, Spooner, B.M. & Kemp, S.L., 2005
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Clavicipitaceae/Epichloe typhina/Epichloe typhinachokestroma Foodplant / gallUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Lolium perenne/Lolium perenneperennial rye-grass?stem
stroma stroma causes gall of stem UK/Ireland Phalaris arundinaceaQuestionable Reed Canary-grass Poales: Poaceae Epichloë in Britain, Spooner, B.M. & Kemp, S.L., 2005
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Clavicipitaceae/Epichloe typhina/Epichloe typhinachokestroma Foodplant / gallUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Phalaris arundinacea/Phalaris arundinaceareed canary-grass?stem
stroma stroma causes gall of stem Phleum cat’s-tails Poales: Poaceae Biology of the Epichloe-Botanophila interaction: an intriguing association between fungi and insects, Bultman, T.L. & Leuchtmann, A., 2008
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Clavicipitaceae/Epichloe typhina/Epichloe typhinachokestroma Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Phleum/Phleumcat's-tailsstem
stroma stroma causes gall of stem UK/Ireland Phleum bertolonii Smaller Cat’s-tail Poales: Poaceae Epichloë in Britain, Spooner, B.M. & Kemp, S.L., 2005
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Clavicipitaceae/Epichloe typhina/Epichloe typhinachokestroma Foodplant / gallUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Phleum bertolonii/Phleum bertoloniismaller cat’s-tailstem
stroma stroma causes gall of stem UK/Ireland Phleum pratense Timothy Poales: Poaceae Epichloë in Britain, Spooner, B.M. & Kemp, S.L., 2005
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Clavicipitaceae/Epichloe typhina/Epichloe typhinachokestroma Foodplant / gallUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Phleum pratense/Phleum pratensetimothystem
stroma stroma causes gall of stem UK/Ireland Phleum pratense sens.lat. timothy Poales: Poaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Epichloë in Britain, Spooner, B.M. & Kemp, S.L., 2005
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Clavicipitaceae/Epichloe typhina/Epichloe typhinachokestroma Foodplant / gallUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Phleum pratense sens.lat./Phleum pratense sens.lat.timothystem (fertile in 8)
stroma stroma causes gall of stem Poa meadow-grasses Poales: Poaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Epichloë in Britain, Spooner, B.M. & Kemp, S.L., 2005
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Clavicipitaceae/Epichloe typhina/Epichloe typhinachokestroma Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Poa/Poameadow-grassesstem (fertile in 8)
stroma stroma causes gall of stem UK/Ireland Poa annua Annual Meadow-grass Poales: Poaceae Epichloë in Britain, Spooner, B.M. & Kemp, S.L., 2005
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Clavicipitaceae/Epichloe typhina/Epichloe typhinachokestroma Foodplant / gallUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Poa annua/Poa annuaannual meadow-grassstem
stroma stroma causes gall of stem UK/Ireland Poa nemoralis Wood Meadow-grass Poales: Poaceae Epichloë in Britain, Spooner, B.M. & Kemp, S.L., 2005
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Clavicipitaceae/Epichloe typhina/Epichloe typhinachokestroma Foodplant / gallUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Poa nemoralis/Poa nemoraliswood meadow-grassstem
stroma stroma causes gall of stem UK/Ireland Poa pratensis Smooth Meadow-grass Poales: Poaceae Epichloë in Britain, Spooner, B.M. & Kemp, S.L., 2005
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Clavicipitaceae/Epichloe typhina/Epichloe typhinachokestroma Foodplant / gallUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Poa pratensis/Poa pratensissmooth meadow-grassstem
stroma stroma causes gall of stem UK/Ireland Poa trivialis Rough Meadow-grass Poales: Poaceae Epichloë in Britain, Spooner, B.M. & Kemp, S.L., 2005
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Clavicipitaceae/Epichloe typhina/Epichloe typhinachokestroma Foodplant / gallUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Poa trivialis/Poa trivialisrough meadow-grassstem
stroma stroma causes gall of stem Puccinellia saltmarsh-grasses Poales: Poaceae Biology of the Epichloe-Botanophila interaction: an intriguing association between fungi and insects, Bultman, T.L. & Leuchtmann, A., 2008
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Clavicipitaceae/Epichloe typhina/Epichloe typhinachokestroma Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Puccinellia/Puccinelliasaltmarsh-grassesstem

Author & YearTitleSource
Bultman, T.L. & Leuchtmann, A., 2008Biology of the Epichloe-Botanophila interaction: an intriguing association between fungi and insectsFungal Biology Reviews Vol 22 (3-4): 131-138.
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Spooner, B.M. & Kemp, S.L., 2005Epichloë in BritainMycologist Vol 19 (2): 82-87.

Epichloe typhina (Choke) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Epichloe typhina (Choke) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesEpichloe typhina (Choke)
GenusEpichloe (chokes)
FamilyCLAVICIPITACEAE (a family of pyrenomycetes)
OrderHYPOCREALES (an order of ascomycetes and lichens)
SubclassSORDARIOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of ascomycetes and lichens)
ClassSORDARIOMYCETES (a class of ascomycetes)
SubphylumPEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
PhylumASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Epichloe typhina (Choke)

Epichloe typhina (Choke) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Epichloe typhina (Choke):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 17 images of Epichloe typhina (Choke)
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