Waitukubulimycetes Tedersoo class. nov.

Type order.

Viljandiales Tedersoo .

Diagnosis.

Distinguishable from other fungi based on a diagnostic nucleotide signature in the LSU 5 ’ end (positions 52–66 in the type species and S. cerevisiae tggaggaaaagaaaa, no mismatch allowed). Forms a monophyletic, least inclusive clade in Waitukubulimycota, covering sequences EUK 1120710, EUK 1173015, EUK 1186290, EUK 1186291, and EUK 1186292 (Fig. 1).

Notes.

Recognized based on eDNA sequences only. Waitukubulimycetes currently harbors Waitukubulimycetales.