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:

• 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.