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Article

Small-Spored Alternaria Species (Pleosporales, Pleosporaceae) Associated with Cucurbitaceae in China

by
Lin He
1,2,
Pingping Sun
3,
Zhengnan Li
3,
Jianxin Deng
1,2,* and
Sein Lai Lai Aung
1,2,*
1
Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, Yangtze University, Jingzhou 434025, China
2
MARA Key Laboratory of Sustainable Crop Production in the Middle Reaches of the Yangtze River (Co-Construction by Ministry and Province), Yangtze University, Jingzhou 434025, China
3
College of Horticulture and Plant Protection, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot 010018, China
*
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J. Fungi 2026, 12(3), 201; https://doi.org/10.3390/jof12030201
Submission received: 12 February 2026 / Revised: 6 March 2026 / Accepted: 9 March 2026 / Published: 10 March 2026
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Fusarium, Alternaria, and Rhizoctonia: A Spotlight on Fungal Pathogens—3rd Edition)
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Abstract

Cucurbitaceous plants comprise a wide range of economically important vegetable and fruit crops. In this study, Alternaria species associated with Cucurbitaceae were investigated using an integrative approach combining multilocus phylogenetic analyses and morphological characterization. Two novel species, Alternaria charantiicola sp. nov. and A. cucumicola sp. nov., were identified from Momordica charantia and Cucumis sp., respectively. In addition, five Alternaria species, namely A. zeae, A. lycopersici, A. sanguisorbae, A. pulvinifungicola, and A. solanicola, are reported for the first time from cucurbitaceous hosts. These findings expand the known species diversity of Alternaria associated with Cucurbitaceae in China and provide a taxonomic basis for the accurate diagnosis of Alternaria-related diseases in cucurbit crops.
Keywords: Cucurbitaceae; small-spored Alternaria; taxonomy; novel species; new records Cucurbitaceae; small-spored Alternaria; taxonomy; novel species; new records

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He, L.; Sun, P.; Li, Z.; Deng, J.; Aung, S.L.L. Small-Spored Alternaria Species (Pleosporales, Pleosporaceae) Associated with Cucurbitaceae in China. J. Fungi 2026, 12, 201. https://doi.org/10.3390/jof12030201

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He L, Sun P, Li Z, Deng J, Aung SLL. Small-Spored Alternaria Species (Pleosporales, Pleosporaceae) Associated with Cucurbitaceae in China. Journal of Fungi. 2026; 12(3):201. https://doi.org/10.3390/jof12030201

Chicago/Turabian Style

He, Lin, Pingping Sun, Zhengnan Li, Jianxin Deng, and Sein Lai Lai Aung. 2026. "Small-Spored Alternaria Species (Pleosporales, Pleosporaceae) Associated with Cucurbitaceae in China" Journal of Fungi 12, no. 3: 201. https://doi.org/10.3390/jof12030201

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He, L., Sun, P., Li, Z., Deng, J., & Aung, S. L. L. (2026). Small-Spored Alternaria Species (Pleosporales, Pleosporaceae) Associated with Cucurbitaceae in China. Journal of Fungi, 12(3), 201. https://doi.org/10.3390/jof12030201

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