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

MH213248

LhuPcV2

Virus names and virus abbreviations are not official ICTV designations.