Phycodnaviridae

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Baltimore Classification

Higher order taxa

Viruses; dsDNA viruses, no RNA stage; Phycodnaviridae

Genera

Chlororvirus, Coccolithovirus, Phaeovirus, Prasinovirus, Prymnesiovirus

Description and Significance

Phycodnaviridae are viruses with double-stranded DNA that infect chlorella, algal symbionts of paramecia and hydras.

Genome Structure

Virion Structure of a Phycodnaviridae

Reproduction Cycle of a Phycodnaviridae in a Host Cell

Viral Ecology & Pathology

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