| Phasmaviridae | |
|---|---|
Virus classification | |
| (unranked): | Virus |
| Realm: | Riboviria |
| Kingdom: | Orthornavirae |
| Phylum: | Negarnaviricota |
| Class: | Bunyaviricetes |
| Order: | Elliovirales |
| Family: | Phasmaviridae |
Phasmaviridae is a family of viruses withnegative stranded RNA genomes associated with insect hosts. The family belongs to the orderElliovirales.[1] Phasmaviruses were first discovered in phantom midges of the genusChaoborus in 2014.[2]
The family contains the following genera:[1]
Feravirus ferakinum, a member of the genusFeravirus, has been isolated incell culture. The virion is enveloped and spherical with a diameter of 80–120nanometers. Thegenome has three segments L (6.8 kilobases), M (4.2 kilobases) and S (1.5 kilobases). It encodes fiveproteins—thepolymerase on the L segment, the p12G and the Gc-Gn protein on the M segment and the N and p12 proteins in the S segment.[3]
A Gn–Gcglycoprotein dimer binds to thecell receptor. The virus isendocytosed and escapes into thecytoplasm where itreplicates. It is released from the cell bybudding.[3]
