Megavirus
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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: Imitervirales
Familia: Mimiviridae
(or Megaviridae)
Genus:
Megavirus
Species:
Megavirus avenue9 –
Megavirus balcon –
Megavirus battle43 –
Megavirus bus –
Megavirus chilensis –
Megavirus courdo5 –
Megavirus feuillage –
Megavirus J3 –
Megavirus mont1 –
Megavirus montadette1 –
Megavirus montpellier –
Megavirus montpellier3 –
Megavirus potager –
Megavirus sete2 –
Megavirus shan –
Megavirus T1 –
Megavirus T4 –
Megavirus T6 –
Megavirus ursino –
Powai lake megavirus
Name
[edit]Megavirus
Type species: Megavirus chilensis
References
[edit]- Legendre M., Arslan D., Abergel C., Claverie JM.: Genomics of Megavirus and the elusive fourth domain of Life. Commun Integr Biol. 2012 Jan 1;5(1):102-6. PMID: 22482024
- Arslan, D., Legendre, M., Seltzer, V., Abergel, C., Claverie, J.-M. 2011. "Distant Mimivirus relative with a larger genome highlights the fundamental features of Megaviridae". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 108 (42): 17486–91. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1110889108. PMID: 21987820.