Alternaria jesenskae sp nov., a new species from Slovakia on Fumana procumbens (Cistaceae)

Alternaria jesenskae sp. nov. recovered from seeds of a shrubby perennial plant Fumana procumbens (Cistaceae) in Slovakia is described and illustrated. The new taxon can be clearly separated from the other related large-spored and filament-beaked Alternaria species based on sequences of the ITS1, 5.8S and ITS2 region as welt as by its distinctive morphotogy. Even though the molecular data have shown close relatedness with A. multirostrata, the new species is morphologically most similar to A. tornatophila distinguished primarily by the pronounced colony pigmentation, conidial septation and beak branching. (C) 2006 Elsevier GmbH. All rights reserved.