''Haploviricotina'' is a
subphylum
In zoological nomenclature, a subphylum is a taxonomic rank below the rank of phylum.
The taxonomic rank of " subdivision" in fungi and plant taxonomy is equivalent to "subphylum" in zoological taxonomy. Some plant taxonomists have also used th ...
of
virus
A virus is a submicroscopic infectious agent that replicates only inside the living cells of an organism. Viruses infect all life forms, from animals and plants to microorganisms, including bacteria and archaea.
Since Dmitri Ivanovsk ...
es in the phylum ''
Negarnaviricota
Negative-strand RNA viruses (−ssRNA viruses) are a group of related viruses that have negative-sense, single-stranded genomes made of ribonucleic acid. They have genomes that act as complementary strands from which messenger RNA (mRNA) is synt ...
''. It is one of only two virus subphyla, the other being ''
Polyploviricotina
''Polyploviricotina'' is a subphylum of viruses in the phylum ''Negarnaviricota''. It is one of only two virus subphyla, the other being '' Haploviricotina'', which is also in ''Negarnaviricota''. The name comes from , the Ancient Greek
...
'', which is also in ''Negarnaviricota''. The name comes from , the
Ancient Greek
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for 'simple', along with the suffix for a virus subphylum; 'viricotina'.
Taxonomy
The subphylum ''Haploviricotina'' is composed of 4 classes and 5 orders:
* ''
Chunqiuviricetes''
** ''
Muvirales''
* ''
Milneviricetes''
** ''
Serpentovirales''
* ''
Monjiviricetes''
** ''
Jingchuvirales''
** ''
Mononegavirales
''Mononegavirales'' is an order of negative-strand RNA viruses which have nonsegmented genomes. Some common members of the order are Ebola virus, human respiratory syncytial virus, measles virus, mumps virus, Nipah virus, and rabies virus. A ...
''
* ''
Yunchangviricetes''
** ''
Goujianvirales''
References
Negarnaviricota
Virus subphyla
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