Albugo candida

Albugo candida
	Albugo candida on Capsella bursa-pastoris; Albugo candida on Capsella bursa-pastoris
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota;
(unranked)	Chromista;
Phylum:	Heterokontophyta;
Class:	Water molds Oomycetes;
Order:	Peronosporales;
Family:	Albuginaceae;
Genus:	Albugo;
Species:	A. candida;
Binomial name
	Albugo candida; (Pers.) Kuntze
Synonyms
	Aecidium candidum Pers. (1797); Albugo cruciferarum (DC.) Gray (1821); Cystopus candidus (Pers.) Lév. (1847); Uredo candida Pers.) Fr., (1832); Uredo cruciferarum <smallDC.;

White rust, Albugo candida is a species from family Albuginaceae. However, all the other species in this family are called "white rust." Some treatments of this organism still refer to it as a type of fungus.

Synonyms^[1]:

Albugo candidans
Aecidium candidum Pers., (1797)
Albugo cruciferarum (DC.) Gray, (1821)
Cystopus candidans
Cystopus candidus (Pers.) Lév., (1847)
Uredo candida (Pers.) Fr., (1832)
Uredo candida Rabenh.
Uredo cruciferarum DC.

Hosts:

Shepherd's Purse Capsella bursa-pastoris.
Brassicaceae species.

References

↑ Species Fungorum http://www.indexfungorum.org/Names/SynSpecies.asp?RecordID=122113 accessed March 17 2007

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[1] Species Fungorum http://www.indexfungorum.org/Names/SynSpecies.asp?RecordID=122113 accessed March 17 2007

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Albugo candida

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