Maerjamycetaceae Tedersoo & Esmaeilzadeh-Salestani fam. nov.

Type genus.

Maerjamyces Tedersoo & Esmaeilzadeh-Salestani .

Diagnosis.

Distinguishable from other fungi based on diagnostic nucleotide signatures in 5.8S (positions 77–86 in type species and 78–87 in S. cerevisiae agagtacgtg; one mismatch allowed). Forms a monophyletic, least inclusive clade in Maerjamycetales, covering sequences EUK 1138158, EUK 0484301, and EUK 0484311 (Fig. 1).

Notes.

Recognized based on eDNA sequences only. Maerjamycetaceae is currently monogeneric.