Alternaria senecionis Neerg. 1945

Details

Name scientific

Alternaria senecionis Neerg. 1945

Preferred name

Alternaria cinerariae Hori & Enjoji 1931

Taxonomy reference

Simmons, E.G. 1997: Alternaria themes and variations (151-223). Mycotaxon 65: 1-91.

Nomenclature

Original authors

Neerg.

Authors

Neerg.

Publication place

Neergaard, P.P.F.M. (ed) 1945: Danish Species of Alternaria and Stemphylium. Einar Munksgaard.

Year published

1945

Publication page

198

Nomenclatural code

ICN

Basionym

Alternaria senecionis Neerg. 1945

Taxonomic rank

species

Canonical form

Alternaria senecionis

Classification

Kingdom

Fungi

Phylum

Ascomycota

Class

Dothideomycetes

Order

Pleosporales

Family

Pleosporaceae

Genus

Alternaria

Species

senecionis

Descriptions

Dingley, J.M. 1969: Records of plant diseases in New Zealand. New Zealand Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, Bulletin. 192.

Alternaria senecionis Neerg. 1945

Notes

Collections of this fungus indicate that it occurs as a seedling blight of cineraria, suggesting that it has been introduced with seed of the host. It is of minor economic importance. July (1964) suggests that this species is a synonym of Alternaria cinerariae Hori and Enjoji.