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, in reference to the marsupial pouch.
Species
The genus includes the following species:- Manticavirus phascolarctidgamma1, also called Phascolarctid [gammaherpesvirus 1]
- Manticavirus vombatidgamma1, also called Vombatid gammaherpesvirus 1