Prymnesiovirus
| Prymnesiovirus | |
|---|---|
| Virus classification | |
| (unranked): | Virus |
| Realm: | Varidnaviria |
| Kingdom: | Bamfordvirae |
| Phylum: | Nucleocytoviricota |
| Class: | Megaviricetes |
| Order: | Algavirales |
| Family: | Phycodnaviridae |
| Genus: | Prymnesiovirus |
Prymnesiovirus is a genus of viruses, in the family Phycodnaviridae. Alga serve as natural hosts. There is only one species in this genus: Chrysochromulina brevifilum virus PW1 (CbV-PW1, Prymnesiovirus brevifilum). It infects Haptolina brevifila, basionym: Chrysochromulina brevifilum (Edvardsen et al., 2011).[1][2][3][4]
- ^ "Viral Zone". ExPASy. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
- ^ "Virus Taxonomy: 2024 Release". International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
- ^ S.F. Mirza et al: Isolation and characterization of a virus infecting the freshwater algae Chrysochromulina parva, in: Virology Volume 486, December 2015, Pages 105-115, doi:10.1016/j.virol.2015.09.005. See Fig. 4.
- ^ "History of the taxon: Species: Prymnesiovirus brevifilum (2024 Release, MSL #40)". International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses. Retrieved 23 March 2025.