Terrincola Tedersoo & Esmaeilzadeh-Salestani gen. nov.

Type species.

Terrincola waldropii Tedersoo & Esmaeilzadeh-Salestani .

Diagnosis.

Distinguishable from other fungi based on diagnostic nucleotide signature in ITS 2 (positions 23–32 ggccgtacgg; one mismatch allowed). Forms a monophyletic, least inclusive clade in Terrincolaceae, covering sequences MW 791967, EUK 0473585, and EUK 1138132 (Figs 1, 27).

Notes.

Recognized based on eDNA sequences only. Comprises potentially four species represented by sequences EUK 0473585 (shrubland soil in Uyghur Autonomous Region, China), EUK 1604143 (forest soil in VT, USA), and EUK 1604137 (forest soil in South Africa).