Albugo Candida

Aecidium candidum
Albugo cruciferarum
Cystopus candidus
Uredo candida
Uredo cruciferarum

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.

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:

  • Brassicaceae species.