Alternaria porri (Ellis) Cif.
("Purple Blotch Disease" Of Alliums - causative organism)

Interactions where Alternaria porri is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
Alternaria dematiaceous anamorph Alternaria dematiaceous anamorph causes spots on live leaf UK/Ireland Allium cepa Onion Asparagales: Amaryllidaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
British Parasitic Fungi, Moore, W.C., 1959
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Pleosporaceae/Alternaria porri/Alternaria porri"purple blotch disease" of Alliums (causative organism)Alternaria dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / spot causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Amaryllidaceae/Allium cepa/Allium cepaonionliveleaf
Alternaria dematiaceous anamorph Alternaria dematiaceous anamorph causes spots on live leaf Allium porrum Leek Asparagales: Amaryllidaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Pleosporaceae/Alternaria porri/Alternaria porri"purple blotch disease" of Alliums (causative organism)Alternaria dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / spot causer /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Amaryllidaceae/Allium porrum/Allium porrumleekliveleaf
Alternaria dematiaceous anamorph Alternaria dematiaceous anamorph causes spots on live leaf Allium sativum Garlic Asparagales: Amaryllidaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Pleosporaceae/Alternaria porri/Alternaria porri"purple blotch disease" of Alliums (causative organism)Alternaria dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / spot causer /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Amaryllidaceae/Allium sativum/Allium sativumgarlicliveleaf
Alternaria dematiaceous anamorph Alternaria dematiaceous anamorph causes spots on live leaf Allium schoenoprasum Chives Asparagales: Amaryllidaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Pleosporaceae/Alternaria porri/Alternaria porri"purple blotch disease" of Alliums (causative organism)Alternaria dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / spot causer /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Amaryllidaceae/Allium schoenoprasum/Allium schoenoprasumchivesliveleaf

Author & YearTitleSource
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Moore, W.C., 1959British Parasitic Fungi430pp, Cambridge University Press

Alternaria porri ("Purple Blotch Disease" Of Alliums - causative organism) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Alternaria porri ("Purple Blotch Disease" Of Alliums - causative organism) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
Anamorphic SpeciesAlternaria porri ("Purple Blotch Disease" Of Alliums - causative organism)
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)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Alternaria porri ("Purple Blotch Disease" Of Alliums - causative organism)

Alternaria porri ("Purple Blotch Disease" Of Alliums - causative organism) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Alternaria porri ("Purple Blotch Disease" Of Alliums - causative organism):

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