Distinguishing features
Among currently classified members of the family, sopolyciviruses are distinguished by the presence of ORF2b overlapping the 5′-end of ORF2; ORF2b encodes a small protein with a predicted transmembrane domain (Olendraite et al., 2017). Most (possibly all) members of the genus appear to infect ants (family Formicidae).
Virion
See discussion under family description.
Genome organisation and replication
See discussion under family description.
Biology
See discussion under family description.
Derivation of names
Sopolyci: from the type species Solenopsis invicta virus 2 and polycipivirus.
Species demarcation criteria
Formal species demarcation criteria have not yet been established. ORF5-encoded amino acid sequence identity between isolates and strains of a species is above 90%.
Member species
| Species | Virus name | Isolate | Accession number | RefSeq number | Available sequence | Virus Abbrev. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formica exsecta virus 3 | Formica exsecta virus 3 | Hanko-TSA | LH935078; LH935077 | Complete coding genome | FexV3 | ||
| Lasius neglectus virus 1 | Lasius neglectus virus 1 | Cambridge-Lne | MF041809 | NC_035450 | Complete genome | LneV1 | |
| Lasius neglectus virus 2 | Lasius neglectus virus 2 | Gif sur Yvette-TSA | LI526777 | Complete coding genome | LneV2 | ||
| Lasius niger virus 1 | Lasius niger virus 1 | Cambridge-Lni | MF041812 | NC_035456 | Partial genome | LniV1 | |
| Linepithema humile virus 2 | Linepithema humile virus 2 | Catalonia-TSA | LI719284 | Complete coding genome | LihuV2 | ||
| Monomorium pharaonis virus 1 | Monomorium pharaonis virus 1 | Copenhagen-TSA | LA858223 | Complete coding genome | MophV1 | ||
| Monomorium pharaonis virus 2 | Monomorium pharaonis virus 2 | Copenhagen-TSA | LA866448 | Complete coding genome | MophV2 | ||
| Myrmica scabrinodis virus 1 | Myrmica scabrinodis virus 1 | Cambridge-Msc | MF041810 | NC_035457 | Complete genome | MsaV1 | |
| Shuangao insect virus 8 | Shuangao insect virus 8 | insectZJ96360 | KX883910 | NC_032978 | Complete coding genome | ShiV8 | |
| Solenopsis invicta virus 2 | Solenopsis invicta virus 2 | Florida-Sin | MF041813 | NC_039236 | Complete coding genome | SINV2 | |
| Solenopsis invicta virus 4 | Solenopsis invicta virus 4 | Gainesville-Sin | MF041808 | NC_035455 | Complete coding genome | SINV4 |
Virus names, the choice of exemplar isolates, and virus abbreviations, are not official ICTV designations.
Related, unclassified viruses
|
Virus name |
Accession number |
Virus abbreviation |
|
Linepithema humile polycipivirus 2 |
LhuPcV2 |