Genus: Rivapovirus

Family: Lispiviridae

Genus: Rivapovirus

Distinguishing features

Members of the genus Rivapovirus are distinguished from members of other genera by their branching on phylogenetic tree constructed with the L-INS-i algorithm and inferred using ModelTest-NG and the LG substitution model, and by having a coding-complete RdRP amino acid sequence that is less than 50% identical to that of members of other genera in the family.

Species demarcation criteria

There is only one species in the genus. Members of additional species in the genus would be expected to be <85% identical in their coding-complete RdRP amino acid sequence.

International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses

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