Alternaria brassicicola (Schwein.) Wiltshire
(a dark leaf spot of Brassicas - causative organism)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
Anamorphic SpeciesAlternaria brassicicola (a dark leaf spot of Brassicas - 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)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Wiltshire, S.P. 1947 Species of Alternaria on Brassicae Mycological Papers, No. 20, 15pp, Commonwealth Mycological Institute

Alternaria brassicicola (a dark leaf spot of Brassicas - causative organism) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Alternaria brassicicola (a dark leaf spot of Brassicas - causative organism)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 10 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Alternaria brassicicola (a dark leaf spot of Brassicas - causative organism)
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