Yumkaaxvirus

Yumkaaxvirus
Virus classification
(unranked):	Virus
Realm:	Adnaviria
Kingdom:	Zilligvirae
Phylum:	Taleaviricota
Class:	Tokiviricetes
Order:	Maximonvirales
Family:	Ahmunviridae
Genus:	Yumkaaxvirus

Yumkaaxvirus is a genus of viruses in the family Ahmunviridae and order Maximonvirales. It includes two species: Yumkaaxvirus pescaderoense and Yumkaaxvirus juandefucaense. Yumkaaxviruses are dsDNA viruses that infect archaea.

Etymology

The order name, Maximonvirales, is named after Mayan god Maximon, a god of travelers, merchants, mecidine men/women, mischief and fertility.

The family name, Ahmunviridae, is named after Mayan god Ah Mun, the god of agriculture.

The genus name, Yumkaaxvirus, is named after Mayan god Yum Kaax, the god of the woods, the wild nature, and the hunt.

References

↑ "Taxon Details: Yumkaaxvirus pescaderoense". International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses. Retrieved 20 March 2026.
↑ "Taxon Details: Yumkaaxvirus juandefucaense". International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses. Retrieved 20 March 2026.
1 2 3 4 "Proposal 2022.001A.Nakonvirales_Maximonvirales_Coyopavirales_3no Download". International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV). Retrieved 18 August 2023.

External links

Laso-Pérez, Rafael; Wu, Fabai; Crémière, Antoine; Speth, Daan R.; Magyar, John S.; Zhao, Kehan; Krupovic, Mart; Orphan, Victoria J. (19 January 2023). "Evolutionary diversification of methanotrophic ANME-1 archaea and their expansive virome". Nature Microbiology. 8 (2): 231–245. doi:10.1038/s41564-022-01297-4. PMC 9894754. PMID 36658397.
[VMR https://ictv.global/vmr/current]
[Nucleotide-Genbank_OP413840 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/OP413840]
[Nucleotide-Graph https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/OP413840.1?report=graph&log$=seqview] - Hypothetical proteins and genome

This virus-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information.

[1] "Taxon Details: Yumkaaxvirus pescaderoense". International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses. Retrieved 20 March 2026.

[2] "Taxon Details: Yumkaaxvirus juandefucaense". International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses. Retrieved 20 March 2026.

[pescaderoense-3] 1 2 3 4 "Proposal 2022.001A.Nakonvirales_Maximonvirales_Coyopavirales_3no Download". International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV). Retrieved 18 August 2023.