Alphaherpesvirinae

Translingual

Etymology

From New Latin alpha- +‎ Latin herpes +‎ -virinae.

Proper noun

Alphaherpesvirinae

1. A taxonomic subfamily within the family Herpesviridae – alphaherpesviruses, various herpes viruses that reproduce relatively quickly.

Hypernyms

• (order): Virus – kingdom; double-stranded DNA viruses (dsDNA, Group 1) – Baltimore virus classification; Herpesvirales – order; Herpesviridae – family
  • Duplodnaviria – realm; Heunggongvirae – kingdom; Peploviricota – phylum; Herviviricetes – class; Herpesvirales – order; Herpesviridae – family – ICTV 2019

Hyponyms

• (subfamily): Iltovirus, Mardivirus, Scutavirus, Simplexvirus, Varicellovirus (genera)
  • Chelonid alphaherpesvirus 6 – species not assigned to genus

References

• Alphaherpesvirinae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Alphaherpesvirinae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Alphaherpesvirinae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Alphaherpesvirinae at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Alphaherpesvirinae in taxon history at International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses