Coccolithovirus | |
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Giant coccolithovirus, Emiliania huxleyi virus 86 (arrowed), infecting an Emiliania huxleyi coccolithophore | |
Virus classification ![]() | |
(unranked): | Virus |
Realm: | Varidnaviria |
Kingdom: | Bamfordvirae |
Phylum: | Nucleocytoviricota |
Class: | Megaviricetes |
Order: | Algavirales |
Family: | Phycodnaviridae |
Genus: | Coccolithovirus |
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Coccolithovirus is a genus of giant double-stranded DNA virus, in the family Phycodnaviridae. Algae, specifically Emiliania huxleyi, a species of coccolithophore,[1] serve as natural hosts. There is only one described species in this genus: Emiliania huxleyi virus 86.[1][2]