Family: Anicreviridae (interim)
This is a summary page created by the ICTV Report Editors using information from associated Taxonomic Proposals and the Master Species List.
Edited by: Arvind Varsani
Posted: December 2024
Summary
The family Anicreviridae includes ssDNA(+/-) viruses of invertebrates and vertebrates (Table 1 Anicreviridae). The family Anicreviridae was established in 2024 (Master Species List #39).
Table 1 Anicreviridae. Characteristics of members of the family Anicreviridae.
| Characteristic | Description |
| Example | Cyanoramphus nest associated circular X DNA virus (JX908739), species Kopavirus kakawais, genus Kopavirus |
| Virion | Unknown |
| Genome | ssDNA(+/-), 1 circular segment, 1.9–2.5 kb (Figure 1 Anicreviridae) |
| Replication | Rolling-circle, SF3 helicase |
| Translation | Unknown |
| Host range | Invertebrates, vertebrates |
| Taxonomy | Realm Monodnaviria, kingdom Shotokuvirae, phylum Cressdnaviricota, class Arfiviricetes, order Mulpavirales: 9 genera, 9 species (Figure 2 Anicreviridae) |
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| Figure 1 Anicreviridae. Genome organisation of Cyanoramphus nest associated circular X DNA virus, a member of the family Anicreviridae. Boxes indicate open reading frames as annotated on GenBank accession JX908739. |
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| Figure 2 Anicreviridae. Relationships of the taxa connected to the family Anicreviridae. |
Derivation of names
Anicreviridae: from animal associated, referring to the source and CRESS, referring to circular Rep-encoding ssDNA viruses; the suffix viridae for family taxa
Baranavirus: from the Garifuna barana, meaning ocean
Ketkevirus: from the Sencoteen (Saanich Dialect) - ketkećole, meaning spider
Kopavirus: from the Maori kopa, meaning fly
Manawavirus: from the Maori kōmanawa, meaning oasis
Otevirus: from the Muscogee ote, meaning beach
Patavirus: from the Maori pata, meaning a drop of water
Pekavirus: from the Tongan peka, meaning flying fox
Rakkovirus: from the Muscogee uehvtkvrakko, meaning ocean
Uewvirus: from the Muscogee uewv, meaning water