Species Lloviu cuevavirus | |
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Virus classification | |
Group: | Group V ((−)ssRNA) |
Order: | Mononegavirales |
Family: | Filoviridae |
Genus: | Cuevavirus |
Species: | Lloviu cuevavirus |
Member virus (Abbreviation) | |
Lloviu virus (LLOV) |
Lloviu virus (LLOV)
The species Lloviu cuevavirus (/ˈjɔːvjuːˌkwɛvəˈvaɪrəs/ YAW-vew KWE-və-VY-rəs) is the taxonomic home of a virus that forms filamentous virion, Lloviu virus (LLOV). The species is included in the genus Cuevavirus. LLOV is a distant relative of the commonly known Ebola virus and Marburg virus.
The species Lloviu cuevavirus is a virological taxon (i.e. a man-made concept) included in the genus Cuevavirus, family Filoviridae, order Mononegavirales. The species has a single virus member, Lloviu virus. The name Lloviu cuevavirus is derived from Cueva del Lloviu (the name of a Spanish cave in which Lloviu cuevaviruses were first discovered) and the taxonomic suffix virus (which denotes a virus species).