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

^ 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.

External links

Monascus sanguineus in Index Fungorum

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[Cannon_1995-1] 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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