Alloherpesviridae is a family of viruses within the order

Order (biology)

In scientific classification used in biology, the order is# a taxonomic rank used in the classification of organisms. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, family, genus, and species, with order fitting in between class and family...

 Herpesvirales

Herpesvirales

The Herpesvirales is an order of viruses all sharing the same overall morphology.-Virology:All herpes viruses have a capsid structure that consists of a DNA core surrounded by an icosahedral capsid consisting of 12 pentavalent and 150 hexavalent capsomeres...

. This family includes the species that infect fish and amphibians. Phylogenetic studies have confirmed the validity of this family and suggest that it may be divided into two clades: one consisting of viruses from cyprinid and anguillid hosts and the other of viruses from ictalurid, salmonid, acipenserid and ranid hosts.

Taxonomy

Four genera have been recognised in this family but a number of species remain unclassified. The family appears to be divisible into three families but this probably needs confirmation with additioanl studies before being generally accepted.

• Genus Batrachovirus
  • Species
    • Ranid herpesvirus 1 (Lucké tumor herpesvirus) - type species
    • Ranid herpesvirus 2

• Genus Cyprinivirus
  • Species
    • Cyprinid herpesvirus 1
    • Cyprinid herpesvirus 2
    • Cyprinid herpesvirus 3 (Koi herpesvirus)

• Genus Ictalurivirus
  • Species
    • Acipenserid herpesvirus 2 - host: white sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus)
    • Ictalurid herpesvirus 1 (Channel catfish virus
      Channel catfish virus
      Channel Catfish virus is a member of the Alloherpesviridae family that causes disease in catfish. Infection with Channel catfish viral disease can cause significant economic loss in channel catfish farms.-Virology:...
      
      ) - type species
    • Ictalurid herpesvirus 2 (Ictalurus melas herpesvirus) - host: black bullhead (Ameiurus melas)

• Genus Salmonivirus
  • Species
    • Salmonid herpesvirus 1
    • Salmonid herpesvirus 2
    • Salmonid herpesvirus 3

• Unclassified
  • Acipenserid herpesvirus 1
  • Ameiurid alloherpesvirus 1
  • Anguillid herpesvirus 1
  • Australian pilchard herpesvirus
  • Esocid herpesvirus
  • Percid herpresvirus 1