''Mymonaviridae'' is a family of
negative-strand RNA viruses in the order ''
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. All of ...
'', which infect
fungi
A fungus ( : fungi or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as a kingdom, separately from ...
. Fungi serve as natural hosts. The name is a
portmanteau
A portmanteau word, or portmanteau (, ) is a blend of words[Ancient Greek
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''my''co, which means fungus, and ''mo''noneg''a''virales. This family was established to accommodate ''Sclerotinia sclerotiorum negative-stranded RNA virus 1'' (SsNSRV-1) a novel virus discovered in a hypovirulent strain of ''
Sclerotinia sclerotiorum
''Sclerotinia sclerotiorum'' is a plant pathogenic fungus and can cause a disease called white mold if conditions are conducive. ''S. sclerotiorum'' can also be known as cottony rot, watery soft rot, stem rot, drop, crown rot and blossom blight. ...
''.
Taxonomy
The following genera are recognized:
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Auricularimonavirus''
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Botrytimonavirus''
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Hubramonavirus''
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Lentimonavirus''
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Penicillimonavirus''
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Phyllomonavirus''
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Plasmopamonavirus''
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Rhizomonavirus''
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Sclerotimonavirus''
References
External links
ICTV Report: ''Mymonaviridae''{{Taxonbar, from=Q24802213
Mononegavirales
Virus families