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Albugo candida
Introduction
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.) LÊv., (1847)
- Uredo candida (Pers.) Fr., (1832)
- Uredo candida Rabenh.
- Uredo cruciferarum DC.
Hosts:
- Shepherd’s Purse Capsella bursa-pastoris.
- Brassicaceae species.
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References
- â Species Fungorum http://www.indexfungorum.org/Names/SynSpecies.asp?RecordID=122113 accessed March 17 2007