Dichorhavirus

Dichorhavirus
Virus classification
Group: Group V ((-)ssRNA)
Order: Unassigned
Family: Unassigned
Genus: Dichorhavirus
Species: Orchid fleck virus

Dichorhavirus is a proposed genus of negative sense, single-stranded RNA viruses of plants. The segmented genome is segmented and the short bacilliform virions are not enveloped. The viruses in this genus are transmitted by mites.

Taxonomy

This genus was created by Dietzgen in 2013.[1]

The type species is Orchid fleck virus.

References

  1. Dietzgen RG, Kuhn JH, Clawson AN, Freitas-Astúa J, Goodin MM, Kitajima EW, Kondo H, Wetzel T, Whitfield AE (2013) Dichorhavirus: a proposed new genus for Brevipalpus mite-transmitted, nuclear, bacilliform, bipartite, negative-strand RNA plant viruses. Arch Virol doi:10.1007/s00705-013-1834-0
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