Alphasphaerolipovirus

Alphasphaerolipovirus is a genus of double stranded DNA viruses that infect Haloarchaea.^[1] The genus contains four species.

Alphasphaerolipovirus
Sphaerolipoviridae virion
Virus classification
(unranked):	Virus
Realm:	Singelaviria
Kingdom:	Helvetiavirae
Phylum:	Dividoviricota
Class:	Laserviricetes
Order:	Halopanivirales
Family:	Sphaerolipoviridae
Genus:	Alphasphaerolipovirus
Species
Alphasphaerolipovirus helsinkii Alphasphaerolipovirus pinkense Alphasphaerolipovirus serpentinense Alphasphaerolipovirus viikkii

Taxonomy

The genus contains the following species:^[2]

• Alphasphaerolipovirus helsinkii (formerly Haloarcula hispanica icosahedral virus 2 (2014-2019), A. HHIV2 (2021))
• Alphasphaerolipovirus pinkense (formerly Haloarcula hispanica virus PH1 (2014-2019), A. PH1 (2021))
• Alphasphaerolipovirus serpentinense (formerly Haloarcula hispanica virus SH1 (2014-2019), A. SH1 (2021))
• Alphasphaerolipovirus viikkii (formerly Haloarcula virus HCIV1 (2014-2019), A. HCIV1 (2021))

Note

The name Halosphaerovirus was also proposed for this genus.^[3]