Tartumyces Tedersoo gen. nov.

Type species.

Tartumyces setoi Tedersoo .

Diagnosis.

Distinguishable from other fungi based on diagnostic nucleotide signatures in ITS 2 (positions 289–300 in type species gggtttgcaaac, one mismatch allowed) and LSU D 4 (positions 624–633 in type species and 601–610 in S. cerevisiae gaatttattc, one mismatch allowed). Forms a monophyletic, least inclusive clade in Tartumycetaceae, covering sequences EUK 1123648 and EUK 1138300 (Figs 1, 61).

Notes.

Recognized based on eDNA sequences only. Comprises around 10 potential species.