Marseillevirus
Sign in to saveMarseillevirus is a genus of viruses, in the family Marseilleviridae. There are two species in this genus. It is the prototype of a family of nucleocytoplasmic large DNA viruses (NCLDV) of eukaryotes (commonly known as Giant Viruses). It was isolated from amoeba.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomViruses
- PhylumNucleocytoviricota
- ClassMegaviricetes
- OrderPimascovirales
- FamilyMarseilleviridae
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- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Marseilleviridae
- Named after
- Marseille
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- taxon name
- Marseillevirus
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Marseillevirus is a genus of viruses, in the family Marseilleviridae. There are two species in this genus. It is the prototype of a family of nucleocytoplasmic large DNA viruses (NCLDV) of eukaryotes (commonly known as Giant Viruses). It was isolated from amoeba.
==Taxonomy== The genus contains the following species: Marseillevirus marseillevirus Senegalvirus marseillevirus
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