Pithovirus
See also: pithovirus
Translingual
Etymology
From Ancient Greek πίθος (píthos, “jar, wine barrel”) + translingual Virus.
Proper noun
Pithovirus
- A taxonomic genus within the family Pithoviridae – certain large double-stranded DNA viruses known from a single species recovered from thawed permafrost.
Usage notes
- Not included in ICTV 2019.
Hyponyms
- (genus): Pithovirus sibericum (species)
References
- Pithovirus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Pithovirus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Pithovirus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Pithovirus at Encyclopedia of Life