Yuyuevirus

Yuyuevirus is a genus of negative-strand RNA viruses which infect invertebrates.^[1] Member viruses have bisegmented genomes.^[2][3] It is the only genus in the family Yueviridae, which in turn is the only family in the order Goujianvirales and class Yunchangviricetes. The genus contains two species.

Yuyuevirus
Virus classification
(unranked):	Virus
Realm:	Riboviria
Kingdom:	Orthornavirae
Phylum:	Negarnaviricota
Class:	Yunchangviricetes
Order:	Goujianvirales
Family:	Yueviridae
Genus:	Yuyuevirus

Etymology

The name Yuyuevirus is from 於越 (Yúyuè), a synonym for the Spring and Autumn period state of Yuè, along with -virus, the suffix for a virus genus^[4] Yueviridae comes from 越 (Yuè), also referring to Yuè state, with the suffix for virus family -viridae.^[4] Goujianvirales is named in honor of Goujian (Gōujiàn 勾踐) the king of Yuè State.^[4] Yunchangviricetes is named in honor of Yǔncháng (Yǔncháng 允常), the father of Gōujiàn.^[4]

Genome

Yuyueviruses have negative-sense, single-stranded RNA genomes that are bisegemented. The total genome length is 7.8–8.2 kbp.^[2][3]

Taxonomy

The genus contains the following species:^[5]

• Yuyuevirus beihaiense
• Yuyuevirus shaheense