Asfarviridae
| Asfarviridae | |
|---|---|
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| African swine fever virus particle | |
Virus classification 
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| (unranked): | Virus |
| Realm: | Varidnaviria |
| Kingdom: | Bamfordvirae |
| Phylum: | Nucleocytoviricota |
| Class: | Pokkesviricetes |
| Order: | Asfuvirales |
| Family: | Asfarviridae |
| Genera | |
Asfarviridae is a family of viruses, the best-studied of which is
double-stranded DNA viruses.[1]
Taxonomy
There is only one species under Asfarviridae in ICTV 2022:
- Genus Asfivirus[2]
- Species African swine fever virus[1][2]
But, there may be more viruses:
- Abalone asfarvirus[3][1]
- Dinodnavirus (Heterocapsa circularisquama DNA virus or hcDNAV)[1]
- Faustovirus[1]
- Kaumoebavirus[1][4]
- Pacmanvirus[1][5]
- Additional genomes known from environmental sampling of diverse marine, freshwater, and terrestrial habitats[1]
References
| Authority control databases: National |
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