A New Species of Alternaria

A fungus was isolated from the pathologic tissue of Fargesia nitida.Based on its morphological studies,such as sporulation patterns and conidia characteristics,the authors found that the strain was a member of small-spored Alternaria species.However,the strain was distinguished difference from the others: Its conidiophores were usually single,sometimes clustered,without divarication.Most of its conidia were single,seldom in chain,with the size larger than the relatives.Its host was Fargesia nitida,a clumping bamboo.So it was a new species.Alternaria bambusicola sp.nov.was proposed for the fungus.The dry culture was preserved in the lab of school of life science,Shandong University of Technology.