Monascaceae

Monascaceae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Eurotiomycetes
Subclass:	Eurotiomycetidae
Family:	Monascaceae ; J. Schröter 1894
Genera
	See text

Last updated August 04, 2025

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 Aspergillaceae ^[2] with most other genera now being synonyms to Monascus .

References

1 2 "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.

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[Mycobank-1] 1 2 "Monascaceae". Mycobank. Retrieved 2020-05-06.

[Houbraken2020-2] 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.

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