Coccolithovirus
Sign in to saveCoccolithovirus is a genus of giant double-stranded DNA virus, in the family Phycodnaviridae. Algae, specifically Emiliania huxleyi, a species of coccolithophore, serve as natural hosts. There is only one described species in this genus: Emiliania huxleyi virus 86 (Coccolithovirus huxleyi).
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GENUS
- KingdomViruses
- PhylumNucleocytoviricota
- ClassMegaviricetes
- OrderAlgavirales
- FamilyPhycodnaviridae
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Coccolithovirus is a genus of giant double-stranded DNA virus, in the family Phycodnaviridae. Algae, specifically Emiliania huxleyi, a species of coccolithophore, serve as natural hosts. There is only one described species in this genus: Emiliania huxleyi virus 86 (Coccolithovirus huxleyi).
==Structure== left|thumb|upright=1.66|Schematic drawing of a Coccolithovirus virion (cross section and side view) Coccolithoviruses are enveloped, icosahedral and have a diameter ranging from 100–220 nm. Their genomes are linear, between 410–415kb in length and predict to encode for approximately 472 proteins.