Monascus: Difference between revisions

Monascus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Eurotiomycetes
Order:	Eurotiales
Family:	Elaphomycetaceae
Genus:	Monascus; Tiegh., 1884

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Monascus is a genus of mold. Among the 24 known species of this genus, the red-pigmented Monascus purpureus is among the most important because of its use in the production of certain fermented foods in East Asia, particularly China and Japan.

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External links

Index Fungorum page
Index Fungorum species list
National Center for Biotechnology Information page (for Family name)

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 ==Species==
-*''[[Monascus albidulus]]''
 *''[[Monascus argentinensis]]''
-*''[[Monascus aurantiacus]]''
-*''[[Monascus barkeri]]''
-*''[[Monascus bisporus]]''
 *''[[Monascus eremophilus]]''
 *''[[Monascus floridanus]]''
-*''[[Monascus fuliginosus]]''
+*''[[Monascus lunispora]]''
-*''[[Monascus fumeus]]''
-*''[[Monascus kaoliang]]''
-*''[[Monascus lunisporas]]''
-*''[[Monascus mucoroides]]''
-*''[[Monascus olei]]''
 *''[[Monascus pallens]]''
-*''[[Monascus paxii]]''
 *''[[Monascus pilosus]]''
-*''[[Monascus pubigerus]]''
 *''[[Monascus purpureus]]''
 *''[[Monascus ruber]]''
-*''[[Monascus rubropunctatus]]''
-*''[[Monascus rutilus]]''
 *''[[Monascus sanguineus]]''
-*''[[Monascus serorubescens]]''
-*''[[Monascus vitreus]]''
 ==External links==