Alternaria brassicicola

Alternaria brassicicola
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Dothideomycetes
Order:	Pleosporales
Family:	Pleosporaceae
Genus:	Alternaria
Species:	A. brassicicola
Binomial name
	Alternaria brassicicola; (Schwein.) Wiltshire, (1947)
Synonyms
	Alternaria brassicae f. microspora ; Alternaria brassicae var. minor ; Alternaria circinans Berk. & M.A. Curtis, (1924); Alternaria oleracea Milbraith, (1922); Helminthosporium brassicae Henn, (1902); Helminthosporium brassicicola Schwein, (1832); Macrosporium cheiranthi var. circinans Berk. & M.A. Curtis, (1875); Macrosporium circinans ; Macrosporium commune var. circinans ; Polydesmus exitiosus f. alternarioides J.G. Kühn, (1855); Polydesmus exitiosus f. luxuriosum ; Sporidesmium exitiosum f. alternarioides ; Sporidesmium exitiosum f. luxuriosum ; Sporidesmium septorioides

Alternaria brassicicola is a fungus which belongs to the family Pleosporaceae. The species has branched hyphae which are between 1.5 and 7.5 micrometre wide. In the beginning the hyphae are transparent but later their colour turns to brown or olive brown. The conidium are between the 5 and 8 micrometre wide and can be up to 70 micrometre long.

Alternaria Brassicicola Media

Colonies of A. brassicicola on Potato Dextrose Agar after 3 d (l) and 7 d (r).

Reference

Seemadua S. et al 2011. Alternaria spot (Alternaria brassicicola) Archived 2014-03-08 at the Wayback Machine Updated on 2/22/2011 4:17:39 PM Available online: PaDIL - http://www.padil.gov.au.