| Mimoreovirus | |
|---|---|
Virus classification 
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| (unranked): | Virus |
| Realm: | Riboviria |
| Kingdom: | Orthornavirae |
| Phylum: | Duplornaviricota |
| Class: | Resentoviricetes |
| Order: | Reovirales |
| Family: | Sedoreoviridae |
| Subfamily: | Sedoreovirinae |
| Genus: | Mimoreovirus |
Mimoreovirus is a genus of viruses, in the family Reoviridae, in the subfamily Sedoreovirinae. The only isolate infects the marine photosynthetic protist Micromonas pusilla, a prasinophyte.[1] There is only one species in this genus: Micromonas pusilla reovirus.[2][3]
- ^ Attoui, H; Jaafar, F.M.; Belhouchet, M.; de Micco, P.; Lamballerie, X.; Brussaard, C.P.D. (2006). "Micromonas pusilla reovirus: a new member of the family Reoviridae assigned to a novel proposed genus (Mimoreovirus)". Journal of General Virology. 87: 1375–1383. doi:10.1099/vir.0.81584-0. PMID 16603541.
- ^ "Viral Zone". ExPASy. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
- ^ "Virus Taxonomy: 2020 Release". International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV). March 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2021.