Curlevskiaceae Tedersoo fam. nov.

Type genus.

Curlevskia Tedersoo .

Diagnosis.

Distinguishable from other fungi based on diagnostic nucleotide signatures in ITS 2 (positions 88–97 tcgcgaatcc or tcgcaaaacg; one mismatch allowed) and LSU D 2 (positions 541–550 in type species and 486–495 in S. cerevisiae cacgcaggtc; one mismatch allowed). Forms a monophyletic, least inclusive clade in Curlevskiales, covering sequences EUK 1700102, EUK 1603989, EUK 1603990, KF 849654, EUK 1103703, EUK 1603986, EUK 1602443, EUK 1603988, EUK 1124409, and EUK 1630897 (Fig. 1).

Notes.

Recognized based on eDNA sequences only. Includes Curlevskia and another potentially genus-level group represented by sequences EUK 1700102 (forest soil in VIC, Australia).