Monascaceae

{{Short description|Family of fungi}} {{Automatic taxobox | taxon = Monascaceae | authority = J. Schröter 1894 | subdivision = ''See text'' }}

'''Monascaceae''' is a former family of fungi in the subclass Eurotiomycetidae.<ref name=Mycobank/>

==Genera== According to Mycobank, Monascaceae was subdivided as follows:<ref name=Mycobank>{{cite web |title=Monascaceae |url=http://www.mycobank.org/BioloMICS.aspx?TableKey=14682616000000067&Rec=92949&Fields=All |website=Mycobank |access-date=2020-05-06}}</ref> {{div col|colwidth=30em}} * ''Allescheria'' * ''Backusia'' * ''Basipetospora'' * ''Eurotiella'' * ''Fraseriella'' * ''Monascus'' * ''Physomyces'' * ''Xeromyces'' {{div col end}} The primary genus ''Monascus'' is currently ranked in Aspergillaceae<ref name=Houbraken2020>{{cite journal |vauthors=Houbraken J, Kocsubé S, Visagie CM, Yulmaz N, Wang XC, Meijer M, Kraak B, Hubka V, Bensch K, Samson RA, Frisvad JC |title=Classification of ''Aspergillus'', ''Penicillium'', ''Talaromyces'' and related genera (''Eurotiales''): An overview of families, genera, subgenera, sections, series and species |journal=Studies in Mycology |year=2020 |volume=95 |pages=5–169 |doi= 10.1016/j.simyco.2020.05.002|doi-access=free |pmid=32855739 |url=https://repository.up.ac.za/bitstream/2263/78967/1/Houbraken_Classification_2020.pdf }}</ref> with most other genera now being synonyms to ''Monascus''.

==References== {{Reflist}}

Category:Eurotiomycetes Category:Ascomycota families Category:Taxa described in 1894 Category:Obsolete fungus taxa