taxonID	type	description	language	source
B11107A80B7B5431A78FD9D8DB8FE56D.taxon	description	Fig. 2	en	Liu, Hai-Feng, Liu, Feng-Yin, Ke, Hai-Yan, Shi, Qing-Xiao, Deng, Jian-Xin, Sang, Hyunkyu (2025): Three novel species of Alternaria (Pleosporales, Pleosporaceae) from cereal crops (Poaceae) in China. MycoKeys 116: 167-183, DOI: 10.3897/mycokeys.116.145681
B11107A80B7B5431A78FD9D8DB8FE56D.taxon	etymology	Etymology. Name refers to its host Oryza sativa.	en	Liu, Hai-Feng, Liu, Feng-Yin, Ke, Hai-Yan, Shi, Qing-Xiao, Deng, Jian-Xin, Sang, Hyunkyu (2025): Three novel species of Alternaria (Pleosporales, Pleosporaceae) from cereal crops (Poaceae) in China. MycoKeys 116: 167-183, DOI: 10.3897/mycokeys.116.145681
B11107A80B7B5431A78FD9D8DB8FE56D.taxon	description	Description. Colonies on PDA sub-circular, velvety to fluffy, white to greyish-green, darker at the center, reverse side pale yellow to light brown, 61 – 63 mm in diameter (Fig. 2 a). On PCA, conidiophores, erect or curved, unbranched, sometimes slightly expanded at the apex, 32 – 105 × 3 – 4 μm in size, with 1 – 6 septa (Fig. 2 f). Conidiogenous cells integrated, terminal, smooth, cylindrical, apically doliiform, 5 – 14 × 3 – 4 μm, with 1 conidiogenous locus. Conidia borne in chain, 1 – 3 units per chain, unbranched, mostly narrow-obclavate, obclavate, or long ellipsoid, 20 – 48 × 9 – 16 μm in dimension, 1 – 4 transverse septa, apical beak 4 – 39 × 2.5 – 4 μm (Fig. 2 b, c, g). On V 8 A, conidiophores unbranched, 20 – 67 × 3 – 4 μm, with 1 – 5 septa. Conidia solitary or in chain with 2 – 3 units per chain, narrow-obclavate, obclavate, or long ellipsoid, 18 – 56 × 9 – 16 μm in size, with 2 – 6 transverse septa, apical beak 4 – 39 μm in length, 3 – 4 μm in width (Fig. 2 d, e, h).	en	Liu, Hai-Feng, Liu, Feng-Yin, Ke, Hai-Yan, Shi, Qing-Xiao, Deng, Jian-Xin, Sang, Hyunkyu (2025): Three novel species of Alternaria (Pleosporales, Pleosporaceae) from cereal crops (Poaceae) in China. MycoKeys 116: 167-183, DOI: 10.3897/mycokeys.116.145681
0FFDD08997D750348E559AC177AD1C98.taxon	description	Fig. 3	en	Liu, Hai-Feng, Liu, Feng-Yin, Ke, Hai-Yan, Shi, Qing-Xiao, Deng, Jian-Xin, Sang, Hyunkyu (2025): Three novel species of Alternaria (Pleosporales, Pleosporaceae) from cereal crops (Poaceae) in China. MycoKeys 116: 167-183, DOI: 10.3897/mycokeys.116.145681
0FFDD08997D750348E559AC177AD1C98.taxon	etymology	Etymology. Name refers to its host family Poaceae.	en	Liu, Hai-Feng, Liu, Feng-Yin, Ke, Hai-Yan, Shi, Qing-Xiao, Deng, Jian-Xin, Sang, Hyunkyu (2025): Three novel species of Alternaria (Pleosporales, Pleosporaceae) from cereal crops (Poaceae) in China. MycoKeys 116: 167-183, DOI: 10.3897/mycokeys.116.145681
0FFDD08997D750348E559AC177AD1C98.taxon	description	Description. On PDA, colonies sub-rounded, fluffy, cottony, white to pale green or yellow-green, reverse side pale yellow to light yellow, 55 – 56 mm in diameter (Fig. 3 a). On PCA, conidiophores unbranched, curved or straight, 15 – 77 × 3 – 4 μm in size, with 1 – 5 septa (Fig. 3 f). Conidiogenous cells 5 – 9 × 3 – 4 μm, integrated, terminal, cylindrical, thin-walled, smooth, apically doliiform, with 1 conidiogenous locus. Conidia borne single or in chain with at least 2 – 4 conidia per chain, unbranched, narrow-ovoid, subellipsoid, or obclavate, smooth, 20 – 42 × 10 – 19 μm, with 1 – 4 transverse septa. basal rounded, apical beak 6 – 26 × 3 – 4 μm (Fig. 3 b, c, g). On V 8 A, conidiophores unbranched, smooth, 30 – 96 × 3 – 4 μm, with 2 – 7 septa. Conidia produced in chain with at least 2 – 4 conidia per chain, subellipsoid, obclavate, or narrow-ovoid, 20 – 45 × 10 – 17 μm, 1 – 4 transverse septa, beak 5 – 17 × 3 – 4 μm (Fig. 3 d, e, h).	en	Liu, Hai-Feng, Liu, Feng-Yin, Ke, Hai-Yan, Shi, Qing-Xiao, Deng, Jian-Xin, Sang, Hyunkyu (2025): Three novel species of Alternaria (Pleosporales, Pleosporaceae) from cereal crops (Poaceae) in China. MycoKeys 116: 167-183, DOI: 10.3897/mycokeys.116.145681
18F932CA2B1251ADAEA0BE7BC7D9741B.taxon	description	Fig. 4	en	Liu, Hai-Feng, Liu, Feng-Yin, Ke, Hai-Yan, Shi, Qing-Xiao, Deng, Jian-Xin, Sang, Hyunkyu (2025): Three novel species of Alternaria (Pleosporales, Pleosporaceae) from cereal crops (Poaceae) in China. MycoKeys 116: 167-183, DOI: 10.3897/mycokeys.116.145681
18F932CA2B1251ADAEA0BE7BC7D9741B.taxon	etymology	Etymology. Name refers to its host Zea mays.	en	Liu, Hai-Feng, Liu, Feng-Yin, Ke, Hai-Yan, Shi, Qing-Xiao, Deng, Jian-Xin, Sang, Hyunkyu (2025): Three novel species of Alternaria (Pleosporales, Pleosporaceae) from cereal crops (Poaceae) in China. MycoKeys 116: 167-183, DOI: 10.3897/mycokeys.116.145681
18F932CA2B1251ADAEA0BE7BC7D9741B.taxon	description	Description. Colonies on PDA round, fluffy, cottony, greenish-gray, white at the margin, reverse side pale yellow, 58 – 59 mm in diameter (Fig. 4 a). The conidial morphology on PDA and PCA was similar, with only slight differences. On PCA, conidiophores straight or curved, unbranched, 25 – 123 × 2.5 – 4.5 μm, with 1 – 8 septa (Fig. 4 d). Conidia borne singly or in chain with 2 – 4 conidia per chain, ovate, ellipsoid or obclavate, with 3 – 6 transverse septa, 26 – 46 × 10 – 18 μm in size, mostly with septate apical beak, 9 – 93 × 2.5 – 4 μm in size (Fig. 4 b, e). On V 8 A, conidiophores straight or curved, unbranched, 38 – 118 × 2.5 – 4 μm, with 1 – 7 septa. Conidiogenous cells 5 – 14 × 3 – 5 μm, integrated, apical, cylindrical, light brown, smooth, apically doliiform, with 1 conidiogenous locus. Conidia solitary or produced in chain with 2 – 4 conidia, ovate, ellipsoid or obclavate, with 3 – 6 transverse septa, 26 – 45 × 10 – 17 μm, apical beak 4.5 – 65 × 2.5 – 4 μm, with 0 – 4 septa (Fig. 4 c, f).	en	Liu, Hai-Feng, Liu, Feng-Yin, Ke, Hai-Yan, Shi, Qing-Xiao, Deng, Jian-Xin, Sang, Hyunkyu (2025): Three novel species of Alternaria (Pleosporales, Pleosporaceae) from cereal crops (Poaceae) in China. MycoKeys 116: 167-183, DOI: 10.3897/mycokeys.116.145681
