Mivirus

Mivirus is a genus of viruses. It is the only genus in the family Chuviridae, which is the only family in Jingchuvirales.[1] Jingchuvirales and Mononegavirales are the only orders in Monjiviricetes.[1]

Mivirus
Virus classification
(unranked): Virus
Realm: Riboviria
Kingdom: Orthornavirae
Phylum: Negarnaviricota
Class: Monjiviricetes
Order: Jingchuvirales
Family: Chuviridae
Genus: Mivirus
Type species
Barnacle mivirus

The name Mivirus derives from 芈 (Mǐ), the ancestral name of King Zhuang of Chu during the Spring and Autumn period, along with -virus the suffix for a virus genus.[2] Chuviridae gets its name from 楚 (Chǔ), meaning Chǔ state, added to -viridae the suffix for a virus family.[2] Jingchuvirales is from 荆楚 (Jīngchǔ), a synonym for Chǔ, along with -virales the suffix for a virus order.[2]

Species

The following species are recognized:

  • Argas mivirus
  • Barnacle mivirus
  • Beetle mivirus
  • Bole mivirus
  • Brunnich mivirus
  • Changping mivirus
  • Charybdis mivirus
  • Cockroach mivirus
  • Crab mivirus
  • Crustacean mivirus
  • Dermacentor mivirus
  • Hermit mivirus
  • Hippoboscid mivirus
  • Hubei mivirus
  • Hubei odonate mivirus
  • Imjin mivirus
  • Lacewing mivirus
  • Lishi mivirus
  • Lonestar mivirus
  • Louse fly mivirus
  • Mosquito mivirus
  • Myriapod mivirus
  • Odonate mivirus
  • Sanxia mivirus
  • Shayang mivirus
  • Suffolk mivirus
  • Taiyuan mivirus
  • Wenling mivirus
  • Wuhan mivirus
  • Xinzhou mivirus
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References
  1. "ICTV Taxonomy history: Mivirus" (html). International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV). Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  2. Wolf, Yuri; Krupovic, Mart; Zhang, Yong Zhen; Maes, Piet; Dolja, Valerian; Koonin, Eugene V.; Kuhn, Jens H. "Megataxonomy of negative-sense RNA viruses" (docx). International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV). Retrieved 12 January 2019.


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