Borikeniomycota Tedersoo phyl. nov.

Type class.

Borikeniomycetes Tedersoo .

Diagnosis.

Distinguishable from other fungi based on a diagnostic nucleotide signature in LSU D 3 (positions 956–967 in type species and 761–772 in S. cerevisiae tcaatttattga OR ggaatttattcc; two mismatches allowed). Forms a monophyletic, least inclusive clade in fungi, covering sequences EUK 1105319, EUK 1189257, EUK 0530094, EUK 0530090, EUK 1189254, EUK 1189255, and EUK 1189256 (Fig. 1).

Notes.

Recognized based on eDNA sequences only. Encoded as clade GS 47 in EUKARYOME v 1.9. Currently harbors Borikeniomycetes (class. nov.). Comprises potentially 15–16 species. Detected exclusively from soil (all 48 records) in warm temperate to wet tropical biomes across all continents except Antarctica. A single record is from tundra soil (EUK 0530093; Russian Federation). The group is mainly distributed in the Neotropics (72.9 % records), especially the Antilles and Colombia.