Lloviu cuevavirus
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The species "Lloviu cuevavirus" was recently suggested to be included in the genus ("Cuevavirus
"). It is suggested to be the taxonomic home for the recently disovered agent Lloviu virus (LLOV)
. LLOV is a distant relative of the commonly known Ebola virus
and Marburg virus
.
"Lloviu cuevavirus" is a virological taxon
(i.e. a man-made concept
) that was suggested in 2010 to be included in the suggested genus "Cuevavirus
", family Filoviridae
, order Mononegavirales
. The species was suggested to have a single virus
member, Lloviu virus (LLOV)
. The name "Lloviu cuevavirus" is derived from Cueva del Lloviu (the name of a Spanish
cave in which "Lloviu cuevaviruses" were first discovered) and the taxonomic
suffix
virus (which denotes a virus species).
(ICTV), the name "Lloviu cuevavirus" is always to be capitalized
, not italicized
but instead placed in quotation marks because of its unaccepted status, never abbreviated, and to be preceded by the word "species". The names of its members ("Lloviu cuevaviruses") are to be capitalized, are not italicized, and used without articles
. A formal proposal to accept this species into virus taxonomy has not yet been submitted.
" is a member of the species "Lloviu cuevavirus" if it has the properties of "cuevaviruses" (because there is currently only only "cuevavirus
" species) and if its genome differs from that of Lloviu virus
(variant Bat86) by <30% at the nucleotide level.
Cuevavirus
The genus "Cuevavirus" was recently suggested to be included in the family Filoviridae. It is suggested to include only one species, "Lloviu cuevavirus", as a taxonomic home for the recently discovered agent Lloviu virus . LLOV is a distant relative of the commonly known Ebola virus and Marburg...
"). It is suggested to be the taxonomic home for the recently disovered agent Lloviu virus (LLOV)
Lloviu virus
Lloviu virus is a newly discovered, uncultured virus distantly related to the well-known pathogens Ebola virus and Marburg virus.-Use of term:...
. LLOV is a distant relative of the commonly known Ebola virus
Ebola virus
Ebola virus causes severe disease in humans and in nonhuman primates in the form of viral hemorrhagic fever. EBOV is a Select Agent, World Health Organization Risk Group 4 Pathogen , National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Category A Priority Pathogen,...
and Marburg virus
Marburg virus
Marburg virus disease is the name for the human disease caused by any of the two marburgviruses Marburg virus and Ravn virus...
.
Use of term
The speciesInternational Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses
The International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses is a committee which authorizes and organizes the taxonomic classification of viruses. They have developed a universal taxonomic scheme for viruses and aim to describe all the viruses of living organisms. Members of the committee are considered to...
"Lloviu cuevavirus" is a virological taxon
International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses
The International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses is a committee which authorizes and organizes the taxonomic classification of viruses. They have developed a universal taxonomic scheme for viruses and aim to describe all the viruses of living organisms. Members of the committee are considered to...
(i.e. a man-made concept
Concept
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) that was suggested in 2010 to be included in the suggested genus "Cuevavirus
Cuevavirus
The genus "Cuevavirus" was recently suggested to be included in the family Filoviridae. It is suggested to include only one species, "Lloviu cuevavirus", as a taxonomic home for the recently discovered agent Lloviu virus . LLOV is a distant relative of the commonly known Ebola virus and Marburg...
", family Filoviridae
Filoviridae
The family Filoviridae is the taxonomic home of several related viruses that form filamentous virions. Two members of the family that are commonly known are Ebola virus and Marburg virus. Both viruses, and some of their lesser known relatives, cause severe disease in humans and nonhuman primates in...
, order Mononegavirales
Mononegavirales
The order Mononegavirales is the taxonomic home of numerous related viruses. Members of the order that are commonly known are, for instance, Ebola virus, human respiratory syncytial virus, measles virus, mumps virus, Nipah virus, and rabies virus. All of these viruses cause significant disease in...
. The species was suggested to have a single virus
Virus
A virus is a small infectious agent that can replicate only inside the living cells of organisms. Viruses infect all types of organisms, from animals and plants to bacteria and archaea...
member, Lloviu virus (LLOV)
Lloviu virus
Lloviu virus is a newly discovered, uncultured virus distantly related to the well-known pathogens Ebola virus and Marburg virus.-Use of term:...
. The name "Lloviu cuevavirus" is derived from Cueva del Lloviu (the name of a Spanish
Spain
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cave in which "Lloviu cuevaviruses" were first discovered) and the taxonomic
Taxonomy
Taxonomy is the science of identifying and naming species, and arranging them into a classification. The field of taxonomy, sometimes referred to as "biological taxonomy", revolves around the description and use of taxonomic units, known as taxa...
suffix
Suffix
In linguistics, a suffix is an affix which is placed after the stem of a word. Common examples are case endings, which indicate the grammatical case of nouns or adjectives, and verb endings, which form the conjugation of verbs...
virus (which denotes a virus species).
Note
"Lloviu cuevavirus" is pronounced j’ɔːvjuː ˌkwɛvə’vaɪrəs (IPA) or yaw-vyoo kwe-vuh-vahy-ruhs in English phonetic notation. According to the rules for taxon naming established by the International Committee on Taxonomy of VirusesInternational Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses
The International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses is a committee which authorizes and organizes the taxonomic classification of viruses. They have developed a universal taxonomic scheme for viruses and aim to describe all the viruses of living organisms. Members of the committee are considered to...
(ICTV), the name "Lloviu cuevavirus" is always to be capitalized
Capitalization
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, not italicized
Italic type
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but instead placed in quotation marks because of its unaccepted status, never abbreviated, and to be preceded by the word "species". The names of its members ("Lloviu cuevaviruses") are to be capitalized, are not italicized, and used without articles
Article (grammar)
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. A formal proposal to accept this species into virus taxonomy has not yet been submitted.
Species inclusion criteria
A virus that fulfills the criteria for being a member of the genus "CuevavirusCuevavirus
The genus "Cuevavirus" was recently suggested to be included in the family Filoviridae. It is suggested to include only one species, "Lloviu cuevavirus", as a taxonomic home for the recently discovered agent Lloviu virus . LLOV is a distant relative of the commonly known Ebola virus and Marburg...
" is a member of the species "Lloviu cuevavirus" if it has the properties of "cuevaviruses" (because there is currently only only "cuevavirus
Cuevavirus
The genus "Cuevavirus" was recently suggested to be included in the family Filoviridae. It is suggested to include only one species, "Lloviu cuevavirus", as a taxonomic home for the recently discovered agent Lloviu virus . LLOV is a distant relative of the commonly known Ebola virus and Marburg...
" species) and if its genome differs from that of Lloviu virus
Lloviu virus
Lloviu virus is a newly discovered, uncultured virus distantly related to the well-known pathogens Ebola virus and Marburg virus.-Use of term:...
(variant Bat86) by <30% at the nucleotide level.