Hantaviridae
| Hantaviridae | |
|---|---|
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| Transmission electron micrograph of Sin Nombre virus | |
Virus classification  | |
| (unranked): | Virus |
| Realm: | Riboviria |
| Kingdom: | Orthornavirae |
| Phylum: | Negarnaviricota |
| Class: | Bunyaviricetes |
| Order: | Elliovirales |
| Family: | Hantaviridae |
| Subfamilies and genera | |
| See text | |
Hantaviridae is a family of viruses in the order Bunyavirales.[1] It is named for the Hantan River area in South Korea where an early outbreak of one of its species was observed.[2]
Taxonomy
The family contains the following subfamilies and genera (-virinae denotes subfamily and -virus denotes genus):[3]
- Actantavirinae
- Actinovirus
- Percilovirus
- Agantavirinae
- Agnathovirus
- Mammantavirinae
- Loanvirus
- Mobatvirus
- Orthohantavirus
- Thottimvirus
- Repantavirinae
- Reptillovirus
References
- ^ "History of the taxon: Family: Hantaviridae (2024 Release, MSL #40)". International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
- ^ "ICTV 9th Report (2011) Bunyaviridae". International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV). Archived from the original on 11 December 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
Hanta: from Hantaan, river in South Korea near where type virus was isolated.
- ^ "Virus Taxonomy: 2024 Release". International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses. Retrieved 17 March 2025.