Iridoviridae
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Taxonavigation
[edit]Classification System: ICTV (2023 Release, MSL#39, release v3)
(Unranked): Virus
Realm: Varidnaviria
Regnum: Bamfordvirae
Phylum: Nucleocytoviricota
Classis: Megaviricetes
Ordo: Pimascovirales
Familia: Iridoviridae
Subfamiliae:
Alphairidovirinae –
Betairidovirinae
Genera (overview):
Chloriridovirus –
Daphniairidovirus –
Decapodiridovirus –
Iridovirus –
Lymphocystivirus –
Megalocytivirus –
Ranavirus
Name
[edit]Iridoviridae
References
[edit]- Hyatt, A.D., Gould, A.R., Zupanovic, Z., Cunningham, A.A., Hengstberger, S., Whittington, R.J., Kattenbelt, J. & Coupar, B.E.H. 2000: Comparative studies of piscine and amphibian iridoviruses. Arch. Virol., 145: 301–331.
- Mao, J., Hedrick, R.P. & Chinchar, V.G. 1997: Molecular characterization, sequence analysis and taxonomic position of newly isolated fish iridoviruses. Virology, 229: 212–220.
- Stasiak, K., Renault, S., Demattei, M.-V., Bigot, Y. & Federici, B.A. 2003: Evidence for the evolution of ascoviruses from iridoviruses. J. Gen. Virol., 84: 2999–3009.
- Index of Viruses - Iridoviridae (2009). In: ICTVdB - The Universal Virus Database, version 4. Büchen-Osmond, C. (Ed), Columbia University, New York, USA. [1]
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[edit]Vernacular names
[edit]English: Invertebrate iridescent virus & relatives