Authors: Polymycoviridae

Ioly Kotta-Loizou*

Department of Life Sciences
Imperial College London
London, SW7 2AZ
United Kingdom
E-mail: [email protected]

Robert H. A. Coutts

Family: Polymycoviridae

Genus: Polymycovirus

Distinguishing features

Since only one genus is currently recognized, the genus description corresponds to the family description. 

Species demarcation criteria

Species demarcation criteria:

Family: Polymycoviridae

Ioly Kotta-Loizou and Robert H. A. Coutts

The citation for this ICTV Report chapter is the summary published as Kotta-Loizou et al.,(2022): 
ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Polymycoviridae 2022, Journal of General Virology, 103:001747

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The process of ratifying the next update to the ICTV taxonomy is underway. ICTV Members (consisting of Executive Committee (EC) Members, Subcommittee Members, Study Group Chairs, Life Members, and National Members) are currently voting to ratify the proposals discussed and approved by the EC during its 53rd meeting in July, 2021. The EC has approved 172 separate proposals describing thousands of proposed taxonomic changes for consideration by the ICTV membership.

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Pleolipoviridae Table of Contents

Virus Diagrams

Virus Properties by Family

History of the ICTV Report

The ICTV has communicated its decisions to the international community through a series of published Reports. Between 1971 and 2012, nine ICTV Reports were published. Publication usually followed the formal approval of taxonomic proposals at plenary meetings of the ICTV held during International Congresses of Virology. These reports provide milestones by which the progress in virus taxonomy can be tracked.