Mivirus
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| Mivirus | |
|---|---|
Virus 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.[1] Member viruses have nonsegmented and bisegmented genomes.[2] There are ten species in the genus.[3]
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.[4]
