Albugo candida

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Albugo candida
Albugo candida on Capsella bursa-pastoris
Albugo candida on Capsella bursa-pastoris
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Chromalveolata
(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 DC.

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.

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[edit] References

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