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]

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

References

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  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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