Mammarenavirus | |
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Mammarenavirus structure and genome composition. | |
Virus classification | |
(unranked): | Virus |
Realm: | Riboviria |
Kingdom: | Orthornavirae |
Phylum: | Negarnaviricota |
Class: | Ellioviricetes |
Order: | Bunyavirales |
Family: | Arenaviridae |
Genus: | Mammarenavirus |
Species[1] | |
Synonyms[2] | |
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Mammarenavirus is a genus of viruses in the family Arenaviridae.[3] The name is a portmanteau of mammal and the former name Arenavirus, and differentiates it from the reptile-associated Reptarenavirus.[2] Arenavirus comes from the Latin arena (sand) for the sandy appearance of the virions.[4]
The following species are recognized:[5]