Monascus pallens

Monascus pallens
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Eurotiomycetes
Order:	Eurotiales
Family:	Aspergillaceae
Genus:	Monascus
Species:	M. pallens
Binomial name
Monascus pallens P.F. Cannon, Abdullah & B.A. Abbas[1]

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.

References

1. Monascus pallens in Index Fungorum