Jens H. Kuhn and Holly R. Hughes
The citation for this ICTV Report chapter is the summary published as Kuhn et al. (2024):
ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Phasmaviridae 2024, Journal of General Virology (2024) 105: 002002
Corresponding author: Holly R. Hughes (LTR8@cdc.gov)
Edited by: Holly R. Hughes and Evelien Adriaenssens
Posted: May 2024
Virus names, the choice of exemplar isolates, and virus abbreviations, are not official ICTV designations
Exemplar isolate of the species
None currently associated with this report.
Anderson, R. E., Kouris, A., Seward, C. H., Campbell, K. M. & Whitaker, R. J. (2017). Structured populations of Sulfolobus acidocaldarius with susceptibility to mobile genetic elements. Genome Biol Evol 9, 1699-1710. [PubMed]
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:
Sydnie K. Chase and Jamie C. Snyder (2024): ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Turriviridae 2024, Journal of General Virology (2024) 105: 002000
Sydnie K. Chase
Department of Biological Sciences
California State Polytechnic University
Pomona CA 91768
USA
E-mail: skchase@cpp.edu
Jamie C. Snyder*
Turriviridae Study Group Chair
Department of Biological Sciences
California State Polytechnic University
Pomona CA 91768
USA USA
E-mail: jcsnyder@cpp.edu
* to whom correspondence should be addressed
As only one genus is currently recognized in the family, the genus description corresponds to the family description.
95% global genome identity is used as a species demarcation criterion, consistent with the thresholds used for prokaryotic viruses in the class Caudoviricetes.
