Bryolpidiales Tedersoo ord. nov.

Type family.

Bryolpidiaceae Esmaeilzadeh-Salestani.

Diagnosis.

Distinguishable from other fungi based on diagnostic nucleotide signatures in LSU D 1 (positions 169–183 in type species and 167–181 in S. cerevisiae cgcggctgccgaagt or ggtcgcgaccgcggt; one mismatch allowed) and ITS 2 (positions 102–113 in type species agngaacagcgg or aggcacggcagt; one mismatch allowed). Forms a monophyletic, least inclusive clade in Bryolpidiomycetes, covering sequences EUK 1124873 and EUK 1608195 (Fig. 1).

Notes.

Recognized based on eDNA sequences only. Currently includes Bryolpidiaceae (fam. nov.).