| Cocoa necrosis virus | |
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Virus classification 
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| (unranked): | Virus |
| Realm: | Riboviria |
| Kingdom: | Orthornavirae |
| Phylum: | Pisuviricota |
| Class: | Pisoniviricetes |
| Order: | Picornavirales |
| Family: | Secoviridae |
| Genus: | Nepovirus |
| Species: | Cocoa necrosis virus
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Cocoa necrosis virus (CoNV) is a plant pathogenic virus of the genus nepovirus that infects Theobroma cacao en natura causing cacao necrosis disease.[2] CoNV is considered synonymous with Strain S of cacao swollen shoot virus.[3] Unlike Cacao swollen shoot virus, it is not transmitted by mealybugs nor vectored by aphids, beetles, or leafhoppers that also commonly infest cacao.[2][4][5] It is serologically, distantly related to Tomato black ring virus and very distantly related to Grapevine chrome mosaic virus.[6]
- ^ van Regenmortel, M.H.V. "ICTV 7th Report" (PDF). International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV). Retrieved 5 February 2019.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ Harris & Maramorosch 1980.
- ^ Owusu 1971.
- ^ Kenten 1972.