Arteriviridae

Arteriviridae is a family of viruses in the suborder Arnidovirineae.[1] Members of the family are known as arteriviruses.

Arteriviridae
Virus classification
(unranked): Virus
Realm: Riboviria
Kingdom: Orthornavirae
Phylum: Pisuviricota
Class: Pisoniviricetes
Order: Nidovirales
Suborder: Arnidovirineae
Family: Arteriviridae
Subfamilies[1]
  • Crocarterivirinae
  • Equarterivirinae
  • Heroarterivirinae
  • Simarterivirinae
  • Variarterivirinae
  • Zealarterivirinae

Positive strand RNA virus, virions are enveloped, spherical, and 45–60 nm in diameter.[2]

Taxonomy

Family: Arteriviridae; subfamilies:[3]

Crocarterivirinae
Equarterivirinae
Heroarterivirinae
Simarterivirinae
Variarterivirinae
Zealarterivirinae

Prior to 2016, Arterivirus was the sole genus. The genus was dissolved in 2016, and the family was reorganized to have five genera: Dipartevirus, Equartevirus, Nesartevirus, Porartevirus, and Simartevirus. The family was reorganized again in 2018, establishing the current subfamilies and lower taxa.[3]

References
  1. "Virus Taxonomy: 2018b Release". International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV). March 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  2. Fenner's Veterinary Virology (Fifth Edition). Academic Press. 2017. pp. 463–476.
  3. "Taxonomy". International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
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