Albugo candida
| Albugo candida | |
|---|---|
| On Shepherd's purse | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Sar |
| Clade: | Stramenopiles |
| Phylum: | Oomycota |
| Class: | Peronosporomycetes |
| Order: | Albuginales |
| Family: | Albuginaceae |
| Genus: | Albugo |
| Species: | A. candida
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| Binomial name | |
| Albugo candida | |
| Synonyms | |
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Aecidium candidum Pers. (1797) | |
Albugo candida, commonly known as white rust or white blister rust, is an obligate plant pathogen in the family Albuginaceae that infects Brassicaceae species. (Although called a "rust" and a fungus, it is an oomycete.) It has a relatively smaller genome than other oomycetes.