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| Orthobunyavirus structure (left); transmission electron micrograph of California encephalitis virus (right) | |
Virus classification 
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| (unranked): | Virus |
| Realm: | Riboviria |
| Kingdom: | Orthornavirae |
| Phylum: | Negarnaviricota |
| Class: | Ellioviricetes |
| Order: | Bunyavirales |
| Family: | Peribunyaviridae |
| Genus: | Orthobunyavirus |
| Species[1] | |
Orthobunyavirus is a genus of the Peribunyaviridae family[2] in the order Bunyavirales. There are currently ~170 viruses recognised in this genus. These have been assembled into 103 species[1] and 20 serogroups.
The name Orthobunyavirus derives from Bunyamwera, Uganda,[3] where the original type species Bunyamwera orthobunyavirus was first discovered,[4] along with the prefix orthos (ορθοϛ) meaning 'straight.'[5]
- ^ a b "Virus Taxonomy: 2020 Release". International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV). March 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ^ Hughes, HR; Adkins, S; Alkhovskiy, S; Beer, M; Blair, C; Calisher, CH; Drebot, M; Lambert, AJ; de Souza, WM; Marklewitz, M; Nunes, MRT; Shí 石晓宏, X; ICTV Report Consortium (January 2020). "ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Peribunyaviridae". The Journal of General Virology. 101 (1): 1–2. doi:10.1099/jgv.0.001365. PMC 7414433. PMID 31846417.
- ^ "ICTV Report Peribunyaviridae".
- ^ Smithburn KC, Haddow AJ, Mahaffy AF (March 1946). "A neurotropic virus isolated from Aedes mosquitoes caught in the Semliki forest". The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 26 (2): 189–208. doi:10.4269/ajtmh.1946.s1-26.189. OCLC 677158400. PMID 21020339.
- ^ Griffith C (2005). "Dictionary of Botanical Epithets". Dictionary of Botanical Epithets. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
orthos orth adj ορθοϛ straight