| Nucleic Acid: | Negative Stranded - ssRNA |
| General Host: | Vertebrates, Invertebrates, Plants |
| Order | 01. Mononegavirales |
Taxonomic Structure of the Family
Order 01. MononegaviralesFamily 01.081. Bornaviridae
Genus 01.081.00.1. Bornavirus
Family 01.025. Filoviridae
Genus 01.025.0.01. "Marburg-like viruses"
Genus 01.025.0.02. "Ebola-like viruses"
Family 01.048. Paramyxoviridae
Subfamily 01.048.1. Paramyxovirinae
Genus 01.048.1.01. Respirovirus
Genus 01.048.1.02. Morbillivirus
Genus 01.048.1.03. Rubulavirus
Subfamily 01.048.2. Pneumovirinae
Genus 01.048.2.01. Pneumovirus
Genus 01.048.2.02. Metapneumovirus
Family 01.062. Rhabdoviridae
Genus 01.062.00.1. Vesiculovirus
Genus 01.062.0.02. Lyssavirus
Genus 01.062.0.03. Ephemerovirus
Genus 01.062.0.06. Novirhabdovirus
Genus 01.062.0.04. Cytorhabdovirus
Genus 01.062.0.05. Nucleorhabdovirus
Similarity with Other Taxa
None reported.
Derivation of Name
Borna: from the town of Borna, in
Saxony
Cyto: from Greek kytos, "cell"
Ebola: from the river Ebola, in Sudan and Zaire
Ephemero: from Greek ephemeros, "short-lived"
Filo: from Latin filo, "thread-like"
Lyssa: from Greek lyssa, "rage, fury, canine madness"
Marburg: from the city of Marburg, in Germany
Meta: from Greek meta, "after"
Mono: from Greek monos, "single"
Morbilli: from Latin morbillus, diminutive of morbus, "disease"
Nega: from negative sense RNA
Novi: sigla for the non-virion protein gene characteristic of the genus.
Nucleo: from Latin nux, nucis, "nut"
Paramyxo: from Greek para, "by the side of", and myxa "mucus"
Pneumo: from Greek pneuma, "breath"
Rhabdo: from Greek rhabdos, "rod"
Rubula: from Latin ruber, "red", Rubula inflans - old name for mumps
Vesiculo: from Latin vesicula, diminutive of vesica, "bladder, blister"
Virales: from Latin virales, "viruses"
Cyto: from Greek kytos, "cell"
Ebola: from the river Ebola, in Sudan and Zaire
Ephemero: from Greek ephemeros, "short-lived"
Filo: from Latin filo, "thread-like"
Lyssa: from Greek lyssa, "rage, fury, canine madness"
Marburg: from the city of Marburg, in Germany
Meta: from Greek meta, "after"
Mono: from Greek monos, "single"
Morbilli: from Latin morbillus, diminutive of morbus, "disease"
Nega: from negative sense RNA
Novi: sigla for the non-virion protein gene characteristic of the genus.
Nucleo: from Latin nux, nucis, "nut"
Paramyxo: from Greek para, "by the side of", and myxa "mucus"
Pneumo: from Greek pneuma, "breath"
Rhabdo: from Greek rhabdos, "rod"
Rubula: from Latin ruber, "red", Rubula inflans - old name for mumps
Vesiculo: from Latin vesicula, diminutive of vesica, "bladder, blister"
Virales: from Latin virales, "viruses"
Contributed by
Pringle, C.R.
