Alternaria dianthi F. Stevens & J.G. Hall
(Carnation Blight - causative organism)

Interactions where Alternaria dianthi 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
Alternaria dematiaceous anamorph colony of Alternaria dematiaceous anamorph infects and damages leaf Dianthus barbatus Sweet William, Sweet-William Caryophyllales: Caryophyllaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Pleosporaceae/Alternaria dianthi/Alternaria dianthicarnation blight - causative organismcolonyAlternaria dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Dianthus barbatus/Dianthus barbatussweet William, sweet-Williamleaf
Alternaria dematiaceous anamorph colony of Alternaria dematiaceous anamorph infects and damages stem Dianthus barbatus Sweet William, Sweet-William Caryophyllales: Caryophyllaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Pleosporaceae/Alternaria dianthi/Alternaria dianthicarnation blight - causative organismcolonyAlternaria dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Dianthus barbatus/Dianthus barbatussweet William, sweet-Williamstem
Alternaria dematiaceous anamorph colony of Alternaria dematiaceous anamorph causes spots on leaf Dianthus barbatus Sweet William, Sweet-William Caryophyllales: Caryophyllaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Pleosporaceae/Alternaria dianthi/Alternaria dianthicarnation blight - causative organismcolonyAlternaria dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / spot causer /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Dianthus barbatus/Dianthus barbatussweet William, sweet-Williamleaf
Alternaria dematiaceous anamorph colony of Alternaria dematiaceous anamorph infects and damages leaf Dianthus caryophyllus Clove Pink Caryophyllales: Caryophyllaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Pleosporaceae/Alternaria dianthi/Alternaria dianthicarnation blight - causative organismcolonyAlternaria dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Dianthus caryophyllus/Dianthus caryophyllusclove pinkleaf
Alternaria dematiaceous anamorph colony of Alternaria dematiaceous anamorph infects and damages stem Dianthus caryophyllus Clove Pink Caryophyllales: Caryophyllaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Pleosporaceae/Alternaria dianthi/Alternaria dianthicarnation blight - causative organismcolonyAlternaria dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Dianthus caryophyllus/Dianthus caryophyllusclove pinkstem
Alternaria dematiaceous anamorph colony of Alternaria dematiaceous anamorph causes spots on leaf Dianthus caryophyllus Clove Pink Caryophyllales: Caryophyllaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Pleosporaceae/Alternaria dianthi/Alternaria dianthicarnation blight - causative organismcolonyAlternaria dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / spot causer /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Dianthus caryophyllus/Dianthus caryophyllusclove pinkleaf
Alternaria dematiaceous anamorph colony of Alternaria dematiaceous anamorph causes spots on leaf UK/Ireland Saponaria soapworts Caryophyllales: Caryophyllaceae British Parasitic Fungi, Moore, W.C., 1959
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Pleosporaceae/Alternaria dianthi/Alternaria dianthicarnation blight - causative organismcolonyAlternaria dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / spot causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Saponaria/Saponariasoapwortsleaf

Author & YearTitleSource
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Moore, W.C., 1959British Parasitic Fungi430pp, Cambridge University Press

Alternaria dianthi (Carnation Blight - causative organism) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Alternaria dianthi (Carnation Blight - causative organism) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
Anamorphic SpeciesAlternaria dianthi (Carnation Blight - causative organism)
GenusAlternaria (a genus of dematiaceous hyphomycetes)
FamilyPLEOSPORACEAE (a family of ascomycetes)
OrderPLEOSPORALES (an order of ascomycetes and lichens)
SubclassDOTHIDEOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of fungi)
ClassDOTHIDEOMYCETES (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 Alternaria dianthi (Carnation Blight - causative organism)

Alternaria dianthi (Carnation Blight - causative organism) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Alternaria dianthi (Carnation Blight - causative organism):

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