Family: Alloherpesviridae

For details of Virion properties, Genome organization and replication, Antigenic properties and Species demarcation criteria, refer to Order Herpesvirales.

Biological properties

The family Alloherpesviridae currently incorporates herpesviruses of fishes and frogs. The cyprinid herpesvirus genomes are the largest in the order Herpesvirales, up to 295 kbp.

Genus Batrachovirus

Type species Ranid herpesvirus 1

List of species in the genus Batrachovirus

Species names are in italic script; names of isolates are in roman script; names of synonyms are in roman script and parentheses. Sequence accession numbers [ ] and assigned abbreviations ( ) are also listed.

List of other related viruses which may be members of the genus Batrachovirus but have not been approved as species

None reported.

Genus Cyprinivirus

Type species Cyprinid herpesvirus 3

List of species in the genus Cyprinivirus

Species names are in italic script; names of isolates are in roman script; names of synonyms are in roman script and parentheses. Sequence accession numbers [ ] and assigned abbreviations ( ) are also listed.

List of other related viruses which may be members of the genus Cyprinivirus but have not been approved as species

None reported.

Genus Ictalurivirus

Type species Ictalurid herpesvirus 1

List of species in the genus Ictalurivirus

Species names are in italic script; names of isolates are in roman script; names of synonyms are in roman script and parentheses. Sequence accession numbers [ ] and assigned abbreviations ( ) are also listed.

List of other related viruses which may be members of the genus Ictalurivirus but have not been approved as species

None reported.

Genus Salmonivirus

Type species Salmonid herpesvirus 1

List of species in the genus Salmonivirus

Species names are in italic script; names of isolates are in roman script; names of synonyms are in roman script and parentheses. Assigned abbreviations ( ) are also listed.

List of other related viruses which may be members of the genus Salmonivirus but have not been approved as species

None reported.

List of other related viruses which may be members of the family Alloherpesviridae but have not been approved as species

List of unassigned species in the family Alloherpesviridae

None reported.

Phylogenetic relationships within the family

Members of the family Alloherpesviridae are more divergent than members of the family Herpesviridae, and share only approximately 13 detectably conserved genes that were putatively derived from an ancestral herpesvirus.

For Derivation of names, Further reading and Contributors, refer to Order Herpesvirales.