Kingdom Fungi Class Eurotiomycetes Family Elaphomycetaceae Rank Species | Division Ascomycota Order Eurotiales Genus Monascus | |
Similar Monascus, Monascus purpureus, Eurotiales, Aspergillus terreus | ||
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.
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