The fungal genus Cochliobolus includes 19 species,[1] it includes some plant pathogenic species such as Cochliobolus heterostrophus.

A lot of former Cochliobolus species were transferred to either Curvularia or Bipolaris genera.

[2] Those fungi that need a partner to mate are referred to as heterothallic (self-sterile), and those fungi not needing a partner are referred to as homothallic (self-fertile).

A study of DNA sequences of mating type loci from different heterothallic and homothallic species in the genus Cochliobolus suggests that homothallism can be derived from heterothallism by recombination.

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