Alternaria

Subtaxon	Rank	Featured subtaxa	No of images	No of ID refs
Alternaria alternata a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus	Anamorphic Species			1 ident. refs
Alternaria anagallidis a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus	Anamorphic Species			1 ident. refs
Alternaria atra a fungus	Species	1 subtaxa		1 ident. refs
Alternaria botrytis a fungus	Species	1 subtaxa		1 ident. refs
Alternaria brassicae a dark leaf spot of Brassicas - causative organism	Anamorphic Species			1 ident. refs
Alternaria brassicicola a dark leaf spot of Brassicas - causative organism	Anamorphic Species			1 ident. refs
Alternaria citri a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus	Anamorphic Species			1 ident. refs
Alternaria dianthicola a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus	Anamorphic Species			1 ident. refs
Alternaria embellisia a fungus	Species	1 subtaxa		1 ident. refs
Alternaria hyacinthi a fungus	Species	1 subtaxa		1 ident. refs
Alternaria linicola a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus	Anamorphic Species			1 ident. refs
Alternaria panax a fungus	Species	1 subtaxa		1 ident. refs
Alternaria peponicola Rind Rot Of Cucurbits - causative organism	Anamorphic Species			1 ident. refs
Alternaria raphani Black Pod Blotch Of Raddish - causative organism	Anamorphic Species			1 ident. refs
Alternaria solani Potato and Tomato Early Blight - causative organism, Early Potato Blight	Anamorphic Species			1 ident. refs
Alternaria tenuissima a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus	Anamorphic Species		4 images
Alternaria zinniae a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus	Anamorphic Species			1 ident. refs

Identification Works

Author	Year	Title	Source
Simmons, E.G.	2002	Alternaria themes and variations (287-304): Species on Caryophyllaceae	Mycotaxon 82: 1-40.
Simmons, E.G.	2002	Alternaria themes and variations (305-309): Lewia/Alternaria revisited	Mycotaxon Vol 83: 127-145.
Simmons, E.G.	2000	Alternaria themes and variations (244-286): Species on Solanaceae.	Mycotaxon 75: 1-115.
Woudenberg, J.H.C., Groenewald, J.Z.,Binder, M., & Crous, P.W.	2013	Alternaria redefined	Stud. Mycol. Vol 75: 171-212.

Alternaria (a genus of dematiaceous hyphomycetes) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

PLEOSPORALES
(an order of ascomycetes and lichens)

DOTHIDEOMYCETES
(a class of ascomycetes)

ASCOMYCOTA
(spore shooters, ascomycete)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Alternaria (a genus of dematiaceous hyphomycetes)

BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 156 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Alternaria (a genus of dematiaceous hyphomycetes)

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Genus	Alternaria (a genus of dematiaceous hyphomycetes)
Family	PLEOSPORACEAE (a family of ascomycetes)
Order	PLEOSPORALES (an order of ascomycetes and lichens)
Subclass	DOTHIDEOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of fungi)
Class	DOTHIDEOMYCETES (a class of ascomycetes)
Subphylum	PEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
Phylum	ASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
Kingdom	FUNGI (true fungi)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Alternaria Nees
(a genus of dematiaceous hyphomycetes)

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Alternaria is also a member of:

Identification Works

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