| Albugo candida | |
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| Albugo candida on Capsella bursa-pastoris | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Chromalveolata |
| Phylum: | Heterokontophyta |
| Class: | Oomycetes |
| Order: | Peronosporales |
| Family: | Albuginaceae |
| Genus: | Albugo |
| Species: | A. candida |
| Binomial name | |
| Albugo candida (Pers.) Kuntze |
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| Synonyms | |
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Aecidium candidum Pers. (1797) |
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White rust, Albugo candida is a species from family Albuginaceae; however, all the other species in this family are called "white rust." Like other water moulds which are plant pathogens, it is sometimes called a fungus, although water moulds are not classified in the kingdom Fungi.
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