Kingdom Fungi Class Eurotiomycetes Family Elaphomycetaceae Rank Species | Division Ascomycota Order Eurotiales Genus Monascus | |
Similar Monascus, Eurotiales, Monascus purpureus | ||
Monascus pallens is a fungal species in the Elaphomycetaceae family. It was found during a survey done on water and sediment of river Shatt Al Arab in Basrah city, southern Iraq. The research was done by Basil A Abbas under supervision of S K abdullah in 1995.
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