Mivirus

Mivirus
Virus classification Edit this classification
(unranked): Virus
Realm: Riboviria
Kingdom: Orthornavirae
Phylum: Negarnaviricota
Class: Monjiviricetes
Order: Jingchuvirales
Family: Chuviridae
Genus: Mivirus

Mivirus is a genus of negative-strand RNA viruses which infect arthropods. Member viruses have nonsegmented and bisegmented genomes. There are ten species in the genus.

Etymology

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.

Genome

The differing genome organizations in the family Chuviridae

Miviruses have nonsegmented and bisegmented genomes which are linear. Some member viruses may have circular genomes.

Taxonomy

Phylogentic tree of Negarnaviricota with family Chuviridae in blue

The genus contains the following species:

References

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