Name:		Monascus Tiegh., Bulletin. Société Botanique de France 31 (1884) page 226 [basionym]
Synonym(s):		Physomyces Harz (1890) Eurotiopsis Costantin ex Laborde (1897) Allescheria Sacc. & P. Syd. (1899) Eurotiella Lindau (1900) Xeromyces L.R. Fraser (1954) Backusia Thirum., M.D. Whitehead & P.N. Mathur (1965)
Status:		Genus
Taxonomic position:		Monascaceae J. Schröt. [Family] Eurotiomycetidae Doweld [Subclass] Eurotiomycetes O.E. Erikss. & Winka [Class] Pezizomycotina O.E. Erikss. & Winka [Subdivision / Subphylum] Ascomycota Caval.-Sm. [Division / Phylum] Fungi R.T. Moore [Kingdom]
Constituent taxa:		Species Monascus albidus K. Satô Monascus anka K. Satô Monascus araneosus K. Satô Monascus argentinensis Stchigel & Guarro Monascus aurantiacus Z. Li Monascus barkeri P.A. Dang. Monascus bisporus (L.R. Fraser) Arx Monascus eremophilus A.D. Hocking & Pitt Monascus floridanus E.L. Barnard & P.F. Cannon Monascus fuliginosus K. Satô Monascus fumeus Zhong Q. Li & F. Guo Monascus kaoliang C.F. Lin & Iizuka Monascus lunisporas Udagawa & H. Baba Monascus major K. Satô Monascus mucoroides Tiegh. Monascus olei Piedallu Monascus pallens P.F. Cannon, Abdullah & B.A. Abbas Monascus paxii Lingelsh. Monascus pilosus K. Sato ex D. Hawksw. & Pitt Monascus pubigerus K. Satô Monascus purpureus Went Monascus ruber Tiegh. Monascus rubiginosus K. Satô Monascus rubropunctatas K. Satô Monascus rubropunctatus K. Satô Monascus sanguineus P.F. Cannon, Abdullah & B.A. Abbas Monascus serorubescens K. Satô Monascus vini Săvul. & Hulea Monascus vitreus K. Satô
Cybertruffle Resources:		Cyberliber Cumulative Index Biological Records Database (4 records)
Links:		Fungal Databases [Systematic Botany and Mycology, USDA] Genbank Google images IMI [CABI Fungus Dried Reference Collection] Index Fungorum Landcare [New Zealand] Mycobank New York Botanic Garden [Virtual Fungus Dried Reference Collection]