Monascus pallens is a fungal species in the Monascaceae family.[1] It was found during a survey done on water and sediment of the Shatt al-Arab river in Basra, Iraq. The research was done by Basil A. Abbas under supervision of SK. Abdullah in 1995.

Monascus pallens
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M. pallens
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Monascus pallens
P.F. Cannon, Abdullah & B.A. Abbas

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