Sumavosporidiaceae Tedersoo & Esmaeilzadeh-Salestani fam. nov.

Type genus.

Sumavosporidium Tedersoo & Esmaeilzadeh-Salestani .

Diagnosis.

Distinguishable from other fungi based on a diagnostic nucleotide signature in 5.8S (positions 124–138 in the type species and 125–139 in S. cerevisiae gcaatcygcaggcat; one mismatch allowed). Forms a monophyletic, least inclusive clade in Sumavosporidiales, covering sequences UDB 029033, UDB 029043, UDB 029027, UDB 028954, EUK 1104656, EUK 1106151, and EUK 1104875 (Fig. 1).

Notes.

Recognized based on eDNA sequences only. Includes Sumavosporidium (gen. nov.).