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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 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]

The name Mivirus derives from (), 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 (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:

References

  1. ^ a b "ICTV Taxonomy history: Mivirus" (html). International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV). Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  2. ^ a b c 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.