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Lloviu cuevavirus

Species Lloviu cuevavirus
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 (/ˈjɔːvjˌkwɛvəˈvrəs/ 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).


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