Citation

Citation: Sphaerolipoviridae

Citation: Sphaerolipoviridae

 

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:

Tatiana A. Demina, Mike Dyall-Smith, Matti Jalasvuori, Shishen Du and Hanna M. Oksanen (2023): ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Sphaerolipoviridae 2023, Journal of General Virology 2023;104:001830

Genus

Genus: Alphasphaerolipovirus

Family: Sphaerolipoviridae

Genus: Alphasphaerolipovirus

 

Distinguishing features

As only one genus is currently recognised, the genus description corresponds to the family description.

Species demarcation criteria

Viruses with genomes that differ in their nucleotide identity by more than 5% over the whole genome are assigned to different species.

Genus

Genus: Amplylivirus

Subfamily: Alpharhabdovirinae

Genus: Amplylivirus

 

Distinguishing features

Viruses assigned to the genus Amplylivirus form a distinct monophyletic group based on well-supported Maximum Likelihood or Maximum Clade Credibility trees inferred from complete L sequences. Viruses assigned to the genus have been detected in amphibians. Amplyliviruses most closely related to replyliviruses, which have been detected in reptiles, and lyssaviruses, which infect mammals.