Book: Saparoviridae
Family: Saparoviridae (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: Mart Krupovic
Posted: October 2023, updated 2024
Summary
The family Saparoviridae includes dsDNA viruses infecting hyperhalophilic archaea of Haloarcula sp. (Table 1 Saparoviridae).The family Saparoviridae was established in 2022 (Master Species List 37).
Table 1 Saparoviridae. Characteristics of members of the family Saparoviridae.
| Characteristic | Description |
| Example | Haloarcula californiae tailed virus 2 (KC292028), species Samsavirus crystalli, genus Samsavirus |
| Virion | Icosahedral capsid with non-contractile helical tail (siphovirus-like morphology) |
| Genome | Linear, dsDNA genome of 52–54 kbp, circularly permuted (Figure 1 Saparoviridae) |
| Host range | Hyperhalophilic archaea of Haloarcula sp |
| Taxonomy | Realm Duplodnaviria, kingdom Heunggongvirae, phylum Uroviricota, class Caudoviricetes: 2 genera and 2 species (Figure 2 Saparoviridae) |
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| Figure 1 Saparoviridae. Genome organisation of Haloarcula californiae tailed virus 2, a member of the family Saparoviridae. Boxes indicate open reading frames as annotated on GenBank accession KC292028. |
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| Figure 2 Saparoviridae. Relationships of the taxa connected to the family Saparoviridae. |
Derivation of name
Saparoviridae: From Finnish saparo, meaning pig tail