A summary of this ICTV Report chapter has been published as an ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile article in the Journal of General Virology, and should be cited when referencing this online chapter as follows:
Pedro L. Ramos-González, Juliana Freitas-Astúa, Jun-Min Li, Antonio Tiberini, Avijit Roy, and Caixia Yang (2023): ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: 2026, Journal of General Virology (in press)
Pedro Luis Ramos-González*
Kitaviridae Study Group Chair
Divisão de Sanidade Vegetal
Instituto Biológico
São Paulo, 04014-900 SP
Brazil
E-mail: [email protected]
Juliana Freitas-Astúa
Embrapa Mandioca e Fruticultura
Cruz das Almas, 44380-000, BA
Brazil
E-mail: [email protected]
Viruses assigned to the genus Higrevirus form a monophyletic group based on a well-supported maximum likelihood tree inferred from the RNA-directed RNA polymerase (RdRP). Higrevirus genomes are split into three segments and encode a novel specialized transport module called binary movement block (BMB). Hibiscus green spot virus 2 (HGSV2, Higrevirus waimanalo) causes non-systemic infections and is transmitted by mites of the genus Brevipalpus.
Viruses assigned to the genus Cilevirus form a monophyletic group based on a well-supported maximum likelihood tree inferred from the RNA-directed RNA polymerase (RdRP). Cilevirus genomes are split into two segments. Viruses in the genus cause non-systemic diseases and are persistently transmitted by mites of the genus Brevipalpus.
Pedro L. Ramos-González, Juliana Freitas-Astúa, Jun-Min Li, Antonio Tiberini, Avijit Roy, and Caixia Yang
The citation for this ICTV Report chapter is the summary to be published as Ramos-González et al. (2026): ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Kitaviridae 2026, Journal of General Virology, (in press)
Viruses assigned to the genus Betaplatrhavirus form a distinct monophyletic group based on well-supported Maximum Likelihood or Maximum Clade Credibility trees inferred from complete L sequences. Members of the genus have been detected in flatworms (phylum Platyhelminthes) or vertebrate tissue samples. They are distinct phylogenetically from rhabdoviruses assigned to the genera Alphaplatrhavirus and Gammaplatrhavirus.
