Nikkaluoktaceae Tedersoo fam. nov.

Type genus.

Nikkaluokta Tedersoo.

Description.

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

Notes.

Recognised based on eDNA sequences only. Currently includes Nikkaluokta and another potentially genus-level group that is represented by sequences EUK 1602730 (GSMc plot S 554, Betula - Quercus woodland soil in Mädapea, Estonia, 59.32169 ° N, 26.2621 ° E); EUK 1602729 (GSMc plot FF 14, Picea abies forest soil in Kõdesi, Estonia, 58.61484 ° N, 27.12781 ° E); and EUK 1600257 (GSMc plot G 4464, Quercus robur forest soil in Ruu, Estonia, 59.45059 ° N, 25.22166 ° E).