| Mamavirus | |
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Virus classification 
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| (unranked): | Virus |
| Realm: | Varidnaviria |
| Kingdom: | Bamfordvirae |
| Phylum: | Nucleocytoviricota |
| Class: | Megaviricetes |
| Order: | Imitervirales |
| Family: | Mimiviridae |
| Genus: | Mimivirus |
| Species: | Mamavirus
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Mamavirus is a large and complex virus in the Group I family Mimiviridae.[1] The virus is exceptionally large, and larger than many bacteria. Mamavirus and other mimiviridae belong to nucleocytoplasmic large DNA virus (NCLDVs) family.[2] Mamavirus can be compared to the similar complex virus mimivirus; mamavirus was so named because it is similar to but larger than mimivirus.
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