Monascus sanguineus
| Monascus sanguineus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Eurotiomycetes |
| Order: | Eurotiales |
| Family: | Aspergillaceae |
| Genus: | Monascus |
| Species: | M. sanguineus
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| Binomial name | |
| Monascus sanguineus P.F.Cannon, Abdullah & B.A.Abbas (1995)
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Monascus sanguineus is a fungal species in the family Aspergillaceae. 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
- ^ 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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