''Colacovirus'' is a

subgenus In biology, a subgenus (plural: subgenera) is a taxonomic rank directly below genus. In the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, a subgeneric name can be used independently or included in a species name, in parentheses, placed between t ...

of viruses in the genus ''

Alphacoronavirus Alphacoronaviruses (Alpha-CoV) are members of the first of the four genera (''Alpha''-, '' Beta-'', '' Gamma-'', and '' Delta-'') of coronaviruses. They are positive-sense, single-stranded RNA viruses that infect mammals, including humans. They ...

'', consisting of a single species, ''Bat coronavirus CDPHE15''.

References

Virus subgenera Alphacoronaviruses {{Virus-stub