Alternaria zinniae M.B. Ellis
(a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
Anamorphic SpeciesAlternaria zinniae (a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus)
Form 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
David, J.C. 1991 Alternaria zinniae I.M.I. Descriptions of Pathogenic Fungi and Bacteria CMI Descriptions of Pathenogenic Fungi and Bacteria Sheet 1077.

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

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Alternaria zinniae (a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 36 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Alternaria zinniae (a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus)
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