Nikkaluokta Tedersoo gen. nov.

Type species.

Nikkaluokta mahdiehiae Tedersoo.

Description.

Covers the monophyletic group in Nikkaluoktales (Fig. 2). Phylogenetically delimited as the least inclusive clade covering sequence accessions EUK 1203196, EUK 1600291, EUK 1600289, EUK 1600235, EUK 1600225, EUK 1600250 and EUK 1600248 (Suppl. material 3).

Notes.

Based on ITS and LSU sequences, Nikkaluokta is comprised of 15–20 species, some of which are represented by sequences EUK 1603884 (GSMc plot G 4406, mixed coniferous forest soil in Tarumaa, Estonia, 59.20745 ° N, 27.15333 ° E); EUK 1603411 (GSMc plot G 4462, Salix viminalis energy plantation soil in Kambja, Estonia, 58.25166 ° N, 26.71276 ° E); and EUK 0006485 (GSMc plot MX 23, Pinus hartwegii montane forest soil in Iztaccihuatl, Mexico, 19.12622 ° N, - 98.65972 ° E).