Three novel species of Alternaria (Pleosporales, Pleosporaceae) from cereal crops (Poaceae) in China Author Liu, Hai-Feng 0000-0002-9733-9240 Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, Yangtze University, Jingzhou 434025, China & Department of Integrative Food, Bioscience and Biotechnology, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, 61186, Republic of Korea Author Liu, Feng-Yin 0000-0003-3114-603X Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, Yangtze University, Jingzhou 434025, China Author Ke, Hai-Yan Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, Yangtze University, Jingzhou 434025, China Author Shi, Qing-Xiao Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, Yangtze University, Jingzhou 434025, China Author Deng, Jian-Xin 0000-0001-7304-5603 Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, Yangtze University, Jingzhou 434025, China Author Sang, Hyunkyu 0000-0002-7459-5217 Department of Integrative Food, Bioscience and Biotechnology, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, 61186, Republic of Korea text MycoKeys 2025 2025-04-16 116 167 183 journal article 309297 10.3897/mycokeys.116.145681 38b07688-00cc-4a3b-89ce-4cca832edd0f
Conidial morphology of Alternaria spp. from this study and previous publication.
SpeciesConidiaConidia per chainSubstrateReference
ShapeBody size (μm)SeptaBeak size (μm)
Alternaria burnsiiovoid or ellipsoid30–50 × 9–135–8–Short chainHostSimmons (2007)
narrow-ovoid or narrow-ellipsoid30–40 × 8–143–7––PCA, V 8 ASimmons (2007)
A. oryzicola sp. nov.narrow-obclavate, obclavate, or long ellipsoid20–48 × 9–161–44–39 × 2.5–41–3PCAThis study
18–56 × 9–162–64–39 × 3–41–3V 8 AThis study
A. poae sp. nov.subellipsoid, obclavate, or narrow-ovoid20–42 × 10–191–46–26 × 3–41–4PCAThis study
20–45 × 10–172–75–17 × 3–41–4V 8 AThis study
A. tomatoellipsoid to long-ovoid39–65 × 13–226–960–105 × 2SolitaryHostSimmons (2007)
A. zeae sp. nov.ovate, ellipsoid or obclavate26–46 × 10–183–69–93 × 2.5–41–4PCAThis study
26–45 × 10–173–64.5–65 × 2.5–41–4V 8 AThis study