Aquamastix Tedersoo & Esmaeilzadeh-Salestani gen. nov.

Type species.

Aquamastix sanduskyensis Tedersoo & Esmaeilzadeh-Salestani .

Diagnosis.

Distinguishable from other fungi based on diagnostic nucleotide signatures in 5.8S (positions 120–139 ttcctctttg in type species and 118–127 in S. cerevisiae; no mismatch allowed), SSU V 9 (positions 1685–1699 agtaacttccccttg in S. cerevisiae; no mismatch allowed), and LSU D 1 (positions 125–139 in type species and 123–137 in S. cerevisiae gtgacggtttaactg; two mismatches allowed). Forms a monophyletic, least inclusive clade in Aquamastigaceae, covering sequences EUK 1124847 and EUK 0320721 (Figs 1, 17).

Notes.

Recognized based on eDNA sequences only. Comprises a single species, Aquamastix sanduskyensis (sp. nov.).