Alternaria tenuissima (Kunze) Wiltshire, 1933

nailhead spot of tomato

parasite

Leaf spots with caespituli. Conidia brown, extending into a long point, 9-20 x 30-100 µm, 3-11 transversal and 1-8 longitudinal septa.

host plants

polyphagous

Amaranthus retroflexus; Astragalus glycyphyllos; Brassica oleracea; Iris pseudacorus; Lycopersicon esculentum; Pittosporum; Prunus; Pyrus communis; Ribes; Viola.

synonyms

Alternaria amaranthi (Peck) Hook, 1920; Macrosporium amaranthi Peck, 1895; M. pruni-mahalebi Săvulescu & Sandu, 1935.

references

Brandenburger (1985a: 125, 220), Gönczö & Révay (1981a), Losa España (1942a), Porta-Puglia & Mifsud (2006a) , Ruszkiewicz-Michalska (2006a), Unamuno (1943a).