Albugo candida

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.

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