Synonym and Classification Data for Alternaria spp.

This genus is a mould that lacks a known sexual state and thus belongs to the Fungi Imperfecti. It is generally classified as a dematiaceous (dark-walled) fungus. See also the detailed description page for this genus.

Notes on this Genus

See note at Lewia.

Species in this genus
  • Alternaria alternataA. tenuis is an obsolete synonym of this species.
  • Alternaria anamorph of Pleospora [Lewia] infectoria (obsolete)
  • Alternaria chartarum
  • Alternaria chlamydospora
  • Alternaria dianthicola
  • Alternaria geophilia
  • Alternaria infectoria Lewia infectoria is a teleomorph of this species.
  • Alternaria longipes
  • Alternaria stemphyloides
  • Alternaria tenuis (obsolete)This obsolete species is a synonym of A. alternata
  • Alternaria tenuissima