ICTV Report

Family: Sinhaliviridae (interim)

This is a summary page created by the ICTV Report Editors using information from associated Taxonomic Proposals and the Master Species List.

Edited by: Jens H. Kuhn
Posted: November 2024

Summary

The family Sinhaliviridae includes ssRNA(+) viruses of invertebrates (Table 1 Sinhaliviridae). The family Sinhaliviridae was established in 2020 (Master Species List #35).

Table 1 Sinhaliviridae. Characteristics of members of the family Sinhaliviridae.

CharacteristicDescription
ExampleLake Sinai virus 1 (HQ871931), species Lake Sinai virus 1, genus Sinaivirus
VirionIcosahedral, 30 nm diameter
GenomessRNA(+), 1 linear segment, 5.9–6.0 kb
ReplicationCytoplasmic, genome-length dsRNA is transcribed/replicated
TranslationCapped genome RNA is translated
Host rangeInvertebrates
TaxonomyRealm Riboviria, kingdom Orthornavirae, phylum Kitrinoviricota, class Magsaviricetes, order Nodamuvirales: 1 genus, 2 species
Sinhaliviridae genome
Figure 1 Sinhaliviridae. Genome organisation of Lake Sinai virus 1, a member of the family Sinhaliviridae. Boxes indicate open reading frames as annotated on GenBank accession HQ871931.
Sinhaliviridae taxonomy
Figure 2 Sinhaliviridae. Relationships of the taxa connected to the family Sinhaliviridae.

Derivation of names

Sinhaliviridae: from Sinaivirus, a defunct name for a member of the family and Halictivirus, an unclassified, closely related virus; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

Sinaivirus: from Sinaivirus, a defunct name for a member of the family