Family: Matonaviridae

Genus: Rubivirus

Distinguishing features

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

Species demarcation criteria

Existing species within the genus Rubivirus differ by >40% over the complete genome nucleotide sequence (Table 1.Rubivirus) or > 34% over the RNA-directed RNA polymerase amino acid sequence (Table 2.Rubivirus).

Table 1.Rubivirus. Nucleotide sequence identity based on the full genome alignment.

Table 2.Rubivirus. Amino acid sequence identity based on RNA-directed RNA polymerase alignment.