Monascus purpureus

Summary

Monascus purpureus is a taxon^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.8% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (222 views/month, #1,567 of 195,241).^[2]

Key Facts

• Monascus purpureus's instance of is recorded as taxon^[3].
• Monascus purpureus is classified at the rank of species^[4].
• Monascus purpureus is classified within Monascus^[5].
• Under binomial nomenclature, Monascus purpureus is Monascus purpureus^[6].
• Monascus purpureus's Commons category is recorded as Monascus purpureus^[7].
• Monascus purpureus's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'M. purpureus'}^[8].
• Monascus purpureus is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '紫紅麴'}^[9].

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Classification

Monascus purpureus's scientific name is Monascus purpureus^[6]. It is classified at the rank of species^[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Monascus^[5]. It is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '紫紅麴'}^[9].

Identifiers

Monascus purpureus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 1148281^[10]. Monascus purpureus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 5098^[11]. Monascus purpureus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1004612^[12]. Monascus purpureus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5259748^[13].

Why It Matters

Monascus purpureus ranks in the top 0.8% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (222 views/month, #1,567 of 195,241).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[14]