Nematovomycetaceae Tedersoo & Esmaeilzadeh-Salestani fam. nov.

Type genus.

Nematovomyces Tedersoo & Esmaeilzadeh-Salestani .

Diagnosis.

Distinguishable from other fungi based on a diagnostic nucleotide signature in ITS 2 (positions 68–77 aacaatgtct or atcaatggtt in N. soinasteënsis; one mismatch allowed). Forms a monophyletic, least inclusive clade in Nematovomycetales, covering sequences AB 971072, EUK 1106088, OQ 702947, GQ 330624, OQ 702883, JN 054659, JN 054675, OQ 702805, EUK 1100016, EUK 1107129, EUK 1102228, EUK 1204135, EUK 1124398, EUK 1124395, EUK 1124396, and EUK 1124397 (Fig. 1).

Notes.

Includes Nematovomyces (gen. nov.) and another potentially genus-level group represented by sequences AB 971072 (lake water in Japan) and EUK 1106088 (peatland soil in Sweden).