Family: Polycipiviridae
Genus: Sopolycivirus
Distinguishing features
Among currently classified members of the family, sopolyciviruses are distinguished by the presence of ORF2b overlapping the 5′-end of ORF2; ORF2b encodes a small protein with a predicted transmembrane domain (Olendraite et al., 2017). Most (possibly all) members of the genus appear to infect ants (family Formicidae).
Virion
See discussion under family description.
Genome organisation and replication
See discussion under family description.
Biology
See discussion under family description.
Derivation of names
Sopolyci: from the type species Solenopsis invicta virus 2 and polycipivirus.
Species demarcation criteria
Formal species demarcation criteria have not yet been established. ORF5-encoded amino acid sequence identity between isolates and strains of a species is above 90%.
Related, unclassified viruses
Virus name |
Accession number |
Virus abbreviation |
Linepithema humile polycipivirus 2 |
LhuPcV2 |
Virus names and virus abbreviations are not official ICTV designations.