| Chloriridovirus | |
|---|---|
Virus classification 
| |
| (unranked): | Virus |
| Realm: | Varidnaviria |
| Kingdom: | Bamfordvirae |
| Phylum: | Nucleocytoviricota |
| Class: | Megaviricetes |
| Order: | Pimascovirales |
| Family: | Iridoviridae |
| Subfamily: | Betairidovirinae |
| Genus: | Chloriridovirus |
Chloriridovirus is a genus of viruses, in the family Iridoviridae.[1] Diptera with aquatic larval stage, mainly mosquitoes, lepidoptera, and orthoptera insects serve as natural hosts. There are five species in this genus. Diseases associated with this genus include: yellow-green iridescence beneath the epidermis (early mosquito larval stages are most susceptible to infection). Death rates are highest in the fourth instar.[2][3] Viruses within this genus have been found to infect mosquito larvae, in which they produce various iridescent colors.[4]
- ^ "Iridoviridae". ICTV Online (10th) Report.
- ^ "Viral Zone". ExPASy. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
- ^ Willis, Dawn B. (1990). "Taxonomy of Iridoviruses". In Gholamreza, Darai (ed.). Molecular Biology of Iridoviruses. Springer Verlag. pp. 1–12. ISBN 978-1-4612-8893-0.
- ^ Becnel, James J. (16 January 2008). "Current status of Deltabaculoviruses, Cypoviruses and Chloriridoviruses pathogenic for mosquitoes". Virologica Sinica. 22 (2): 117–127. doi:10.1007/s12250-007-0013-4.