Monascus pallens
| Monascus pallens | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Eurotiomycetes |
| Order: | Eurotiales |
| Family: | Aspergillaceae |
| Genus: | Monascus |
| Species: | M. pallens
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| Binomial name | |
| Monascus pallens P.F. Cannon, Abdullah & B.A. Abbas[1]
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Monascus pallens is a fungal species in the Aspergillaceae family. It was found during a survey done on water and sediment of the Shatt al-Arab river in Basra, Iraq. The research was done by Basil A. Abbas under supervision of SK. Abdullah in 1995.
