Validation and justification of the phylum name Cryptomycota phyl. nov.

The recently proposed new phylum name Cryptomycota phyl. nov. is validly published in order to facilitate its use in future discussions of the ecology, biology, and phylogenetic relationships of the constituent organisms. This name is preferred over the previously tentatively proposed “Rozellida” as new data suggest that the life-style and morphology of Rozella is not representative of the large radiation to which it and other Cryptomycota belong. Furthermore, taxa at higher ranks such as phylum are considered better not based on individual names of included genera, but rather on some special characteristics – in this case the cryptic nature of this group and that they were initially revealed by molecular methods rather than morphological discovery. If the group were later viewed as a member of a different kingdom, the name should be retained to indicate its fungal affinities, as is the practice for other fungal-like protist groups.

最近提出的新门名称“隐真菌门（Cryptomycota phyl. nov.）”已有效发表，以便在未来对其组成生物的生态学、生物学和系统发育关系的讨论中方便使用。这个名称比之前暂定提出的“罗兹菌纲（Rozellida）”更受青睐，因为新的数据表明，罗兹菌的生活方式和形态不能代表它和其他隐真菌所属的大分支。此外，像门这样较高等级的分类群被认为更好不要基于所包含属的个别名称来确定，而是基于一些特殊特征——在这种情况下，该类群的隐秘性质以及它们最初是通过分子方法而非形态学发现所揭示的。如果该类群后来被视为不同界的成员，这个名称应该保留以表明其与真菌的亲缘关系，就像其他类似真菌的原生生物类群的做法一样。