Alternaria tenuissima (Kunze) Wiltshire
(a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
Anamorphic SpeciesAlternaria tenuissima (a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus)
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)
Records of Alternaria tenuissima (a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus) :
1: Alternaria tenuissima (a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus)
24 Sep 2013 OSGR: ST90 50° 50’ N, 2° 0’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
on old dead rye grass inflorescence
Image 1: Conidia - magnifiedImage 2: Conidia - magnified (2)Image 3: Conidium - highly magnifiedImage 4: Conidium - highly magnified (2)

Alternaria tenuissima (a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Alternaria tenuissima (a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 5 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Alternaria tenuissima (a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus)
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