ICTV Report

Family: Eupolintoviridae (Interim Report)

 

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: November 2024, March 2025

Summary

The family Eupolintoviridae includes dsDNA viruses of invertebrates and vertebrates (Table 1 Eupolintoviridae). The family Eupolintoviridae was established (as Adintoviridae) in 2021 (Master Species List #36).

Table 1 Eupolintoviridae. Characteristics of members of the family Eupolintoviridae.

CharacteristicDescription
ExampleMayetiola barley midge adintovirus (BK011003), species Alphadintovirus mayetiola
Virionunknown
GenomedsDNA, 1 linear segment of 12.5–12.8 kb
Replicationunknown
Translationunknown
Host rangeInvertebrates, vertebrates
TaxonomyRealm Varidnaviria, kingdom Bamfordvirae, phylum Preplasmiviricota, subpyulum Polisuviricotina, class Polintoviricetes, order Amphintovirales: 2 genera, 2 species
Eupolintoviridae genome
Figure 1 Eupolintoviridae. Genome organisation of Mayetiola barley midge adintovirus, a member of the family Eupolintoviridae. Boxes indicate open reading frames as annotated on GenBank accession BK011003.
Eupolintoviridae taxonomy
Figure 2 Eupolintoviridae. Relationships of the taxa connected to the family Eupolintoviridae.

Derivation of names

Eupolintoviridae: from the Greek εὖ (eu) meaning true, and polinton (a reference to these viruses being the first polintoviricetes to be classified); the suffix viridae for family taxa