''Letovirinae'' is a

subfamily In biological classification, a subfamily (Latin: ', plural ') is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank, next below family but more inclusive than genus. Standard nomenclature rules end subfamily botanical names with "-oideae", and zoologi ...

of viruses within the family ''

Coronaviridae ''Coronaviridae'' is a family of enveloped, positive-strand RNA viruses which infect amphibians, birds, and mammals. The group includes the subfamilies ''Letovirinae'' and ''Orthocoronavirinae;'' the members of the latter are known as coronav ...

'', where it is the only subfamily besides the more diverse ''

Orthocoronavirinae Coronaviruses are a group of related RNA viruses that cause diseases in mammals and birds. In humans and birds, they cause respiratory tract infections that can range from mild to lethal. Mild illnesses in humans include some cases of the c ...

'' (coronaviruses). ''Letovirinae'' contains one accepted genus, ''Alphaletovirus'', which contains one accepted subgenus, ''Milecovirus'', which contains one accepted species, ''Microhyla letovirus 1'' (MLeV). This species was discovered in 2018 and is hosted by the ornate chorus frog (''

Microhyla fissipes ''Microhyla fissipes'' (commonly known as the ornate chorus frog) is a microhylid frog from East and Southeast Asia, from southern and central China and Taiwan to the Malay Peninsula. It was previously considered to be the same species as '' M ...

''). Other, as yet unaccepted species in the ''Letovirinae'' have been discovered in Pacific salmon (''

Oncorhynchus ''Oncorhynchus'' is a genus of fish in the family Salmonidae; it contains the Pacific salmon and Pacific trout. The name of the genus is derived from the Greek ὄγκος (ónkos, “lump, bend”) + ῥύγχος (rhúnkhos, “snout”), in r ...

''), and in Murray River carp (

Cyprinus ''Cyprinus'' is the genus of typical carps in family Cyprinidae. Most species in the genus are of East Asia origin with only the common carp (''C. carpio'') in Western Asia and Europe; this invasive species has also been introduced to many othe ...

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* Coronaviridae Virus subfamilies Virus genera {{Virus-stub