Genus: Agnathovirus
Subfamily: Agantavirinae
Genus: Agnathovirus
Distinguishing features
Wēnlǐng hagfish virus (WEHV) is the only classified agnathovirus. WEHV infects myxinid fish (Shi et al., 2018).
Virion
Virions are unknown.
Wēnlǐng hagfish virus (WEHV) is the only classified agnathovirus. WEHV infects myxinid fish (Shi et al., 2018).
Virions are unknown.
Agantavirins infect myxinid fish (Shi et al., 2018).
Steven B. Bradfute, Charles H. Calisher, Boris Klempa, Jonas Klingström, Jens H. Kuhn, Lies Laenen, Nicole D. Tischler and Piet Maes
The citation for this ICTV Report chapter is the summary published as:
Virus names, the choice of exemplar isolates, and virus abbreviations, are not official ICTV designations
Exemplar isolate of the species
Asselah, T. & Rizzetto, M. (2023). Hepatitis D virus infection. New Engl J Med 389, 58-70. [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: