Manticavirus

Manticavirus is a genus of viruses in the subfamily Gammaherpesvirinae, in the family Herpesviridae, in the order Herpesvirales. This genus was the only genus to consist entirely of marsupial-hosted species as of the time of naming, hence the name component Mantica (Latin: knapsack), in reference to the marsupial pouch.^[1]

Manticavirus
Virus classification
(unranked):	Virus
Realm:	Duplodnaviria
Kingdom:	Heunggongvirae
Phylum:	Peploviricota
Class:	Herviviricetes
Order:	Herpesvirales
Family:	Orthoherpesviridae
Subfamily:	Gammaherpesvirinae
Genus:	Manticavirus
Species
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Species

The genus includes the following species:^[1][2]

• Manticavirus phascolarctidgamma1, also called Phascolarctid gammaherpesvirus 1
• Manticavirus vombatidgamma1, also called Vombatid gammaherpesvirus 1