''Letovirinae'' is a

subfamily In biological classification, a subfamily (Latin: ', plural ') is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank, next below family but more inclusive than genus. Standard nomenclature rules end botanical subfamily names with "-oideae", and zo ...

of viruses within the family ''

Coronaviridae ''Coronaviridae'' is a family (biology), family of Viral envelope, enveloped, positive-strand RNA viruses which infect fish, amphibians, birds, and mammals. The group includes the subfamilies ''Letovirinae,'' ''Orthocoronavirinae'', and ''Pitovir ...

'', where it is the only subfamily besides the more diverse ''

Orthocoronavirinae Coronaviruses are a group of related RNA viruses that cause diseases in mammals and birds. In humans and birds, they cause respiratory tract infections that can range from mild to lethal. Mild illnesses in humans include some cases of the co ...

'' (coronaviruses). ''Letovirinae'' contains one genus, ''Alphaletovirus'', which contains one subgenus, ''Milecovirus'', which contains one species, Microhyla letovirus 1 (MLeV, ''Alphaletovirus microhylae''). This species was discovered in 2018 and is hosted by the ornate chorus frog (''

Microhyla fissipes ''Microhyla fissipes'' (commonly known as the ornate chorus frog) is a microhylid frog from East Asia, East and Southeast Asia, from southern and central China and Taiwan to the Malay Peninsula. It was previously considered to be the same species ...

''). Other unaccepted species in the ''Letovirinae'' have been discovered in Pacific salmon (''

Oncorhynchus ''Oncorhynchus'', from Ancient Greek ὄγκος (''ónkos''), meaning "bend", and ῥύγχος (''rhúnkhos''), meaning "snout", is a genus of ray-finned fish in the subfamily Salmoninae of the family (biology), family Salmonidae, native to col ...

''), and in Murray River carp (

Cyprinus ''Cyprinus'' is the genus of typical carps in family Cyprinidae. Most species in the genus are of East Asia origin with only the common carp (''C. carpio'') in Western Asia and Europe; this invasive species has also been Introduced species, intr ...

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* Coronaviridae Virus subfamilies Virus genera {{Virus-stub