''Yingvirus'' is a genus of
negative-strand RNA virus
Negative-strand RNA viruses (−ssRNA viruses) are a group of related viruses that have Sense (molecular biology), negative-sense, single-stranded genomes made of ribonucleic acid (RNA). They have genomes that act as complementary strands from w ...
es which infect
invertebrate
Invertebrates are animals that neither develop nor retain a vertebral column (commonly known as a ''spine'' or ''backbone''), which evolved from the notochord. It is a paraphyletic grouping including all animals excluding the chordata, chordate s ...
s.
Member viruses have bisegmented genomes. It is the only genus in the family ''Qinviridae'', which is the only family in ''Muvirales'', which is the only order in ''Chunqiuviricetes''. There are eight species in the genus.
Etymology
The name ''Yingvirus'' derives from (), the ancestral name of
Duke Mù of Qín during the
Spring and Autumn period
The Spring and Autumn period () was a period in History of China, Chinese history corresponding roughly to the first half of the Eastern Zhou (256 BCE), characterized by the gradual erosion of royal power as local lords nominally subject t ...
, along with ''-virus'' the suffix for a virus genus.
''Qinviridae'' gets its name from (), meaning
Qín State, added to ''-viridae'' the suffix for a virus family.
''Muvirales'' is from (), again for Duke Mù of Qín, along with ''-virales'' the suffix for a virus order.
''Chunqiuviricetes'' is from (), or Spring and Autumn period, attached to ''-viricetes'' the suffix for a virus class.
Genome
Yingviruses have linear,
negative-sense
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, bisegmented RNA genomes.
Genome lengths for four member species are:
* ''Yingvirus beihaiense'': Beihai sesarmid crab virus 4 (7380
nt)
* ''Yingvirus hubeiense'': Hubei qinvirus-like virus 1 (7366 nt)
* ''Yingvirus sanxiaense'': Sanxia Qinvirus-like virus 1 (8238 nt)
* ''Yingvirus wenzhouense'': Wenzhou qinvirus-like virus 2 (8052 nt)
Taxonomy
The genus contains the following species:
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Yingvirus beihaiense''
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Yingvirus charybdis''
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Yingvirus hubeiense''
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Yingvirus sanxiaense''
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Yingvirus shaheense''
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Yingvirus wenzhouense''
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Yingvirus wuhanense''
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Yingvirus xinzhouense''
References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q57773228, from2=Q57750194, from3=Q57741758, from4=Q57739266
Virus genera
Negarnaviricota