Mivirus
Mivirus is a genus of negative-strand RNA viruses which infect arthropods. Member viruses have nonsegmented and bisegmented genomes. There are ten species in the genus.
Etymology
The name Mivirus derives from 芈, the ancestral name of King Zhuang of Chu during the Spring and Autumn period, along with -virus, the suffix for a virus genus.Genome
Miviruses have nonsegmented and bisegmented genomes which are linear. Some member viruses may have circular genomes.Taxonomy
The genus contains the following species:Mivirus amblyommaeMivirus belostomatisMivirus boleenseMivirus changpingenseMivirus dermacentorisMivirus genovaenseMivirus karukeraenseMivirus rhipicephaliMivirus suffolkense- ''Mivirus wuhanense''