''Alphaabyssovirus'' is a genus of

positive-strand RNA viruses Positive-strand RNA viruses (+ssRNA viruses) are a group of related viruses that have positive-sense, single-stranded genomes made of ribonucleic acid. The positive-sense genome can act as messenger RNA (mRNA) and can be directly translated in ...

in the order '' Nidovirales'' which infect

sea hares The clade Anaspidea, commonly known as sea hares (''Aplysia'' species and related genera), are medium-sized to very large opisthobranch gastropod molluscs with a soft internal shell made of protein. These are marine gastropod molluscs in the s ...

. The genus is

monotypic In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does not include subspecies or smaller, infraspecific taxa. In the case of genera, the term "unispe ...

. It contains only the subgenus ''Aplyccavirus'', which contains only one species, ''Aplysia abyssovirus 1''. ''Alphaabyssovirus'' is also the only member of the subfamily ''Tiamatvirinae'', which in turn is the only member of family ''Abyssoviridae'', which likewise is the only member of the ''Abnidovirineae'' suborder. ''Aplysia abyssovirus 1'' was first isolated from a sample from a California sea hare ('' Aplysia californica'').

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{{Taxonbar, from=Q57919577, from2=Q57754576, from3=Q57753771, from4=Q57751676, from5=Q57750634, from6=Q57743925 Virus genera Nidovirales