Albugo tragopogonis

Albugo tragopogonis
A sunflower leaf with white rust infection caused by Albugo tragopogonis in the field.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Chromalveolata
Phylum:	Heterokontophyta
Class:	Oomycetes
Order:	Albuginales
Family:	Albuginaceae
Genus:	Albugo
Species:	Albugo tragopogonis
Binomial name
Albugo tragopogonis (DC.) Gray, (1821)
Synonyms
Cystopus cubicus de Bary, (1863) Cystopus tragopogonis (DC.) J. Schröt., (1886) Uredo tragopogonis DC., (1805)

Albugo tragopogonis, Sunflower White Rust, is an oomycete plant pathogen, although some sources still regard it as a fungal organism.

Albugo tragopogonis is the old name for Pustula tragopogonis[1], the causal agent of white blister disease on goatsbeard (Tragopogon spp.). Currently, also sunflower white blister rust is attributed to this pathogen, but this has not yet been confirmed by molecular phylogenetic studies.

See also

• Plant pathology

External links

• Index Fungorum
• USDA ARS Fungal Database

References