Monascus sanguineus

Monascus sanguineus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Eurotiomycetes
Order: Eurotiales
Family: Elaphomycetaceae
Genus: Monascus
Species: M. sanguineus
Binomial name
Monascus sanguineus
P.F.Cannon, Abdullah & B.A.Abbas (1995)

Monascus sanguineus is a fungus species in the family Elaphomycetaceae. It was found during a survey done on water and sediment of river Shatt al-Arab at Basra city, southern Iraq. The research was done by Basil Abbas under supervision of S.K. Abdullah in 1995.[1]

References

  1. Cannon PF, Abdullah SK, Abbas BA. (1995). "Two new species of Monascus from Iraq, with a key to known species of the genus". Mycological Research 99 (6): 659–62. doi:10.1016/S0953-7562(09)80523-6.

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