Seven new species of Alternaria (Pleosporales, Pleosporaceae) associated with Chinese fir, based on morphological and molecular evidence

Symptoms on detached Chinese fir leaves A inoculated with isolates: A. xinyangensis (ZLS1), A. kunyuensis (XXG21), A. cunninghamiicola (DSQ3-2), A. dongshanqiaoensis (DSQ2-2), A. longqiaoensis (HN43-14), A. shandongensis (SDHG12) and A. hunanensis (HN43-10-2) B lesion length on detached Chinese fir leaves inoculated with A. xinyangensis (ZLS1), A. kunyuensis (XXG21), A. cunninghamiicola (DSQ3-2), A. dongshanqiaoensis (DSQ2-2), A. longqiaoensis (HN43-14), A. shandongensis (SDHG12) and A. hunanensis (HN43-10-2). Error bars represent standard error and different letters indicate significant difference, based on LSD’s range test at P < 0.05 (n = 12). Scale bar: 10 mm (A).