Alphasphaerolipovirus
Genus of viruses
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Alphasphaerolipovirus is a genus of double stranded DNA viruses that infect Haloarchaea.[1] The genus contains four species.
| Alphasphaerolipovirus | |
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| Sphaerolipoviridae virion | |
Virus classification  | |
| (unranked): | Virus |
| Realm: | Singelaviria |
| Kingdom: | Helvetiavirae |
| Phylum: | Dividoviricota |
| Class: | Laserviricetes |
| Order: | Halopanivirales |
| Family: | Sphaerolipoviridae |
| Genus: | Alphasphaerolipovirus |
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Taxonomy
The genus contains the following species:[2]
- Alphasphaerolipovirus helsinkii (formerly Haloarcula hispanica icosahedral virus 2 (2014-2019), A. HHIV2 (2021))
- Alphasphaerolipovirus pinkense (formerly Haloarcula hispanica virus PH1 (2014-2019), A. PH1 (2021))
- Alphasphaerolipovirus serpentinense (formerly Haloarcula hispanica virus SH1 (2014-2019), A. SH1 (2021))
- Alphasphaerolipovirus viikkii (formerly Haloarcula virus HCIV1 (2014-2019), A. HCIV1 (2021))
Note
The name Halosphaerovirus was also proposed for this genus.[3]