Yumkaaxvirus

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Yumkaaxvirus pescaderoense
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(unranked): Virus
Realm: Adnaviria
Kingdom: Zilligvirae
Phylum: Taleaviricota
Class: Tokiviricetes
Order: Maximonvirales
Family: Ahmunviridae
Genus: Yumkaaxvirus
Species:
Yumkaaxvirus pescaderoense
Synonyms
  • OP413840 Exemplar GenBank Accession Number
  • Methanophagales virus PBV300
  • PBV300 Virus name abbrevn

Yumkaaxvirus is a genus of viruses in the family Ahmunviridae and order Maximonvirales. It includes one species: Yumkaaxvirus pescaderoense. [1] Yumkaaxvirus pescaderoense is a dsDNA virus with host archea. [2]

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Name

The order name, Maximonvirales, is named after Mayan god Maximon , a god of travelers, merchants, mecidine men/women, mischief and fertility. [2]

The family name, Ahmunviridae, is named after Mayan god Ah Mun , the god of agriculture. [2]

The genus name, Yumkaaxvirus, is named after Mayan god Yum Kaax , the god of the woods, the wild nature, and the hunt. [2]

The species epitheton, pescaderoense is named after Pescadero Basin. [3]

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References

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