Zygocactus virus X
| Zygocactus virus X | |
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Virus classification 
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| (unranked): | Virus |
| Realm: | Riboviria |
| Kingdom: | Orthornavirae |
| Phylum: | Kitrinoviricota |
| Class: | Alsuviricetes |
| Order: | Tymovirales |
| Family: | Alphaflexiviridae |
| Genus: | Potexvirus |
| Species: | Zygocactus virus X
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Zygocactus virus X is a little-understood
Thanksgiving Cactus (S. truncata) from Missoula, Montana, United States.[1] Transmission takes place through mechanical inoculation. Once infected, the cactus develops symptoms which can include (varying with the host infected) reddening of the pads, mosaics, mottles, ringspots or necrosis
. The virus has few known family hosts (under 3) and the exact spread of this virus is unknown, but known to be based in the United States.