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''Mammarenavirus'' is a
genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of viruses in the family '' Arenaviridae''. The name is a
portmanteau A portmanteau word, or portmanteau (, ) is a blend of wordsmammal Mammals () are a group of vertebrate animals constituting the class Mammalia (), characterized by the presence of mammary glands which in females produce milk for feeding (nursing) their young, a neocortex (a region of the brain), fur or ...
and the former name ''Arenavirus'', and differentiates it from the
reptile Reptiles, as most commonly defined are the animals in the class Reptilia ( ), a paraphyletic grouping comprising all sauropsids except birds. Living reptiles comprise turtles, crocodilians, squamates (lizards and snakes) and rhynchocephalians ( ...
-associated '' Reptarenavirus''. ''Arenavirus'' comes from the
Latin Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through the power of the ...
(sand) for the sandy appearance of the virions.


Taxonomy

The following species are recognized: * '' Allpahuayo mammarenavirus'' * '' Alxa mammarenavirus'' * '' Argentinian mammarenavirus'' * '' Bear Canyon mammarenavirus'' * '' Brazilian mammarenavirus'' * '' Cali mammarenavirus'' * '' Chapare mammarenavirus'' * '' Chevrier mammarenavirus'' * '' Cupixi mammarenavirus'' * '' Flexal mammarenavirus'' * '' Gairo mammarenavirus'' * '' Guanarito mammarenavirus'' * ''
Ippy mammarenavirus The Independent Publisher Book Awards, also styled the IPPY Awards, are a set of annual book awards for independently published titles. They are the longest-running unaffiliated contest open exclusively to independent presses. The IPPY Awards ar ...
'' * '' Kitale mammarenavirus'' * '' Lassa mammarenavirus'' * '' Latino mammarenavirus'' * '' Loei River mammarenavirus'' * '' Lujo mammarenavirus'' * '' Luna mammarenavirus'' * '' Lunk mammarenavirus'' * ''
Lymphocytic choriomeningitis mammarenavirus Lymphocytic choriomeningitis (LCM) is a rodent-borne viral infectious disease that presents as aseptic meningitis, encephalitis or meningoencephalitis. Its causative agent is ''lymphocytic choriomeningitis mammarenavirus'' (LCMV), a member of th ...
'' * '' Machupo mammarenavirus'' * '' Mariental mammarenavirus'' * '' Merino Walk mammarenavirus'' * '' Mobala mammarenavirus'' * '' Mopeia mammarenavirus'' * '' Okahandja mammarenavirus'' * '' Oliveros mammarenavirus'' * '' Paraguayan mammarenavirus'' * '' Pirital mammarenavirus'' * '' Planalto mammarenavirus'' * '' Ryukyu mammarenavirus'' * '' Serra do Navio mammarenavirus '' * '' Solwezi mammarenavirus'' * '' Souris mammarenavirus'' * '' Tacaribe mammarenavirus'' * '' Tamiami mammarenavirus'' * '' Wenzhou mammarenavirus'' * '' Whitewater Arroyo mammarenavirus'' * '' Xapuri mammarenavirus''


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ICTV Report: ''Arenaviridae''
{{Taxonbar, from=Q22107262 Virus genera Arenaviridae