Borikeniomycetes Tedersoo class. nov.

Type order.

Borikeniales Tedersoo .

Diagnosis.

Distinguishable from other fungi based on a diagnostic nucleotide signature in LSU D 3 (positions 956–967 in type species and 761–772 in S. cerevisiae tcaatttattga OR ggaatttattcc; two mismatches allowed). Forms a monophyletic, least inclusive clade in Borikeniomycota, covering sequences EUK 1105319, EUK 1189257, EUK 0530094, EUK 0530090, EUK 1189254, EUK 1189255, and EUK 1189256 (Fig. 1).

Notes.

Recognized based on eDNA sequences only. Currently harbors Borikeniales (ord. nov.).