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.
