| Monascaceae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Eurotiomycetes |
| Subclass: | Eurotiomycetidae |
| Family: | Monascaceae J. Schröter 1894 |
| Genera | |
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Monascaceae is a former family of fungi in the subclass Eurotiomycetidae.1
Genera
According to Mycobank, Monascaceae was subdivided as follows:1
- Allescheria
- Backusia
- Basipetospora
- Eurotiella
- Fraseriella
- Monascus
- Physomyces
- Xeromyces
The primary genus Monascus is currently ranked in Aspergillaceae2 with most other genera now being synonyms to Monascus.
References
References
- "Monascaceae". Mycobank. Retrieved 2020-05-06.
- Houbraken J, Kocsubé S, Visagie CM, Yulmaz N, Wang XC, Meijer M, Kraak B, Hubka V, Bensch K, Samson RA, Frisvad JC (2020). "Classification of Aspergillus, Penicillium, Talaromyces and related genera (Eurotiales): An overview of families, genera, subgenera, sections, series and species" (PDF). Studies in Mycology. 95: 5–169. doi:10.1016/j.simyco.2020.05.002. PMID 32855739.