Pleolipoviridae
Pleolipoviridae is a family of DNA viruses that infect halophilic archaea..
Viruses belonging to the family Pleolipoviridae are characterised by pleomorphic virus particles, which consist of a lipid membrane with spike protein and membrane protein, but have no capsid shell. The genome is a single-stranded or double-stranded, linear or circular DNA molecule, depending on a species.
Taxonomy
The following genera are recognized:- Alphapleolipovirus
- Betapleolipovirus
- Gammapleolipovirus