Nanidovirineae is a suborder of viruses in the order Nidovirales, comprising two families.

Nanidovirineae
Viruses of the closely related sibling suborder Mesoniviridae
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(unranked): Virus
Realm: Riboviria
Kingdom: Orthornavirae
Phylum: Pisuviricota
Class: Pisoniviricetes
Order: Nidovirales
Suborder: Nanidovirineae

Hosts

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Ghost sharks and the halfbeak Hyporhamphus sajori serve as natural hosts for species in the suborder. Nanidovirineae where found infecting these fishes only in China. Nanidovirineae is distinguished from its sibling suborders mainly by this reliance on fish hosts, although Tobaniviridae also have some fish as natural hosts.[1]

Taxonomy

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Families

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Sibling suborders

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References

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  1. ^ Zhou, Zhijian; Qiu, Ye; Ge, Xingyi (2021-04-23). "The taxonomy, host range and pathogenicity of coronaviruses and other viruses in the Nidovirales order". Animal Diseases. 1 (1): 5. doi:10.1186/s44149-021-00005-9. ISSN 2731-0442. PMC 8062217. PMID 34778878.
  2. ^ "Mesoniviridae ~ ViralZone". viralzone.expasy.org. Retrieved 2022-07-26.