Waitukubulimycetales Tedersoo ord. nov.

Type family.

Waitukubulimycetaceae Tedersoo .

Diagnosis.

Distinguishable from other fungi based on diagnostic nucleotide signatures in LSU 5 ’ end (positions 52–66 in type species and S. cerevisiae tggaggaaaagaaaa, no mismatch allowed) and LSU D 2 (positions 246–262 in type species and 240–256 in S. cerevisiae tgtgttcrctctgtgat; two mismatches allowed). Forms a monophyletic, least inclusive clade in Waitukubulimycetes, covering sequences EUK 1120710, EUK 1173015, EUK 1186290, EUK 1186291, and EUK 1186292.

Notes.

Recognized based on eDNA sequences only. Currently includes Waitukubulimycetaceae (fam. nov.).