''Monascus pallens'' is a fungal species in the
Monascaceae family.
It was found during a survey done on water and sediment of the
Shatt al-Arab river in
Basra
Basra ( ar, ٱلْبَصْرَة, al-Baṣrah) is an Iraqi city located on the Shatt al-Arab. It had an estimated population of 1.4 million in 2018. Basra is also Iraq's main port, although it does not have deep water access, which is han ...
,
Iraq
Iraq,; ku, عێراق, translit=Êraq officially the Republic of Iraq, '; ku, کۆماری عێراق, translit=Komarî Êraq is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Turkey to the north, Iran to the east, the Persian Gulf and K ...
. The research was done by Dr. Basil A. Abbas under supervision of SK. Abdullah in 1995.
References
Eurotiales
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