''Necrovirus'' was 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
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 Ivanovsky's 1 ...
es. In 2012, the genus was abolished and split into two genera that still bear its name: ''
Alphanecrovirus
''Alphanecrovirus'' is a genus of viruses, in the family ''Tombusviridae
''Tombusviridae'' is a family of single-stranded positive sense RNA plant viruses. There are three subfamilies, 17 genera, and 95 species in this family. The name is d ...
'' and ''
Betanecrovirus
''Betanecrovirus'' is a genus of viruses, in the family ''Tombusviridae
''Tombusviridae'' is a family of single-stranded positive sense RNA plant viruses. There are three subfamilies, 17 genera, and 95 species in this family. The name is de ...
''.
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Obsolete virus taxa