Yuyuevirus
Yuyuevirus is the only genus in the family Yueviridae, which in turn is the only family in the order Goujianvirales and class Yunchangviricetes. Two species are recognized: Beihai yuyuevirus and Shahe yuyuevirus.[1]
| Yuyuevirus | |
|---|---|
Virus classification  | |
| (unranked): | Virus |
| Realm: | Riboviria |
| Phylum: | Negarnaviricota |
| Class: | Yunchangviricetes |
| Order: | Goujianvirales |
| Family: | Yueviridae |
| Genus: | Yuyuevirus |
| Species[1] | |
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The name Yuyuevirus is from 於越 (Yúyuè), a synonym for the Spring and Autumn period state of Yuè, along with -virus, the suffix for a virus genus[2] Yueviridae comes from 越 (Yuè), also referring to Yuè state, with the suffix for virus family -viridae.[2] Goujianvirales is named in honor of Goujian (Gōujiàn 勾踐) the king of Yuè State.[2] Yunchangviricetes is named in honor of Yǔncháng (Yǔncháng 允常), the father of Gōujiàn.[2]
References
- Virus Taxonomy: 2018 Release, International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses, retrieved 2018-12-03
- Wolf, Yuri; Krupovic, Mart; Zhang, Yong Zhen; Maes, Piet; Dolja, Valerian; Koonin, Eugene V.; Kuhn, Jens H. "Megataxonomy of negative-sense RNA viruses" (docx). International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV). Retrieved 12 January 2019.
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