Cruliviridae

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Cruliviridae is a family of virus in the class of Bunyaviricetes. Unlike other families in the class, this family is unique in the sense that it is only used to contain crustacean-infecting bunyaviruses.[1]

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Cruliviridae
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(unranked): Virus
Realm: Riboviria
Kingdom: Orthornavirae
Phylum: Negarnaviricota
Class: Bunyaviricetes
Order: Elliovirales
Family: Cruliviridae
Genus: Lincruvirus
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Taxonomy

There have been numerous bunya-like viruses proposed to infect crustaceans such as Crab Haemocytic virus, Roscoff virus, and Mourilyan virus.[1][2] The family Cruliviridae contains one genus, Lincruvirus, which contains the following species:[3]

  • Lincruvirus braziliense
  • Lincruvirus europense
  • Lincruvirus sinense
  • Lincruvirus wenlingense

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