Family
Iridoviridae (Iridoviruses)
Invertebrate iridescent virus 31. Photo: (c) James Bailey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Iridoviridae is a family of viruses with double-stranded DNA genomes. Amphibia, fish, invertebrates, lepidoptera, and orthoptera insects serve as natural hosts. There are currently 12 species in this family, divided among two subfamilies and 5 genera. The name is derived from Iris the Greek goddess of the rainbow. This name was chosen because of the “rainbow-like” iridescence observed in heavily infected insects and pelleted samples of invertebrate iridoviruses.
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Humboldt Life
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Kingdom: Viruses (Viruses)
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Phylum: Nucleocytoviricota
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Class: Megaviricetes
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Order: Pimascovirales
- Family: Iridoviridae (Iridoviruses)
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Order: Pimascovirales
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Class: Megaviricetes
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Phylum: Nucleocytoviricota
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Kingdom: Viruses (Viruses)
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