Yuyuevirus
Genus of viruses
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Yuyuevirus is a genus of negative-strand RNA viruses which infect invertebrates.[1] Member viruses have bisegmented genomes.[2][3] It is the only genus in the family Yueviridae, which in turn is the only family in the order Goujianvirales and class Yunchangviricetes. The genus contains two species.
| Yuyuevirus | |
|---|---|
Virus classification  | |
| (unranked): | Virus |
| Realm: | Riboviria |
| Kingdom: | Orthornavirae |
| Phylum: | Negarnaviricota |
| Class: | Yunchangviricetes |
| Order: | Goujianvirales |
| Family: | Yueviridae |
| Genus: | Yuyuevirus |
Etymology
The name Yuyuevirus is from 於越 (Yúyuè), a synonym for the Spring and Autumn period state of Yuè, along with -virus, the suffix for a virus genus.[4] Yueviridae comes from 越 (Yuè), also referring to Yuè state, with the suffix for virus family -viridae.[4] Goujianvirales is named in honor of Goujian (Gōujiàn 勾踐) the king of Yuè State.[4] Yunchangviricetes is named in honor of Yǔncháng (Yǔncháng 允常), the father of Gōujiàn.[4]
Genome
Taxonomy
The genus contains the following species:[5]
- Yuyuevirus beihaiense
- Yuyuevirus shaheense