Secoviridae
Sign in to saveSecoviridae is a family of viruses in the order Picornavirales. Plants serve as natural hosts. There are 10 genera in the family, four of which are assigned to a subfamily. The family was created in 2009 with the grouping of families Sequiviridae, now dissolved, and Comoviridae, now subfamily Comovirinae, along with the then unassigned genera Cheravirus, Sadwavirus, and Torradovirus.
Species
FAMILY
- KingdomViruses
- PhylumPisuviricota
- ClassPisoniviricetes
- OrderPicornavirales
- FamilySecoviridae
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Secoviridae is a family of viruses in the order Picornavirales. Plants serve as natural hosts. There are 10 genera in the family, four of which are assigned to a subfamily. The family was created in 2009 with the grouping of families Sequiviridae, now dissolved, and Comoviridae, now subfamily Comovirinae, along with the then unassigned genera Cheravirus, Sadwavirus, and Torradovirus.
==Taxonomy== The family includes the following genera (-virinae denotes subfamily and -virus denotes genus): Comovirinae Comovirus Fabavirus Mersevirus Nepovirus Unassigned to a subfamily: Cheravirus Sadwavirus Sequivirus Stralarivirus Strawberry latent ringspot virus Torradovirus Waikavirus
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