Megavirus
Megavirus is a viral genus containing a single identified species named Megavirus chilense (with strain Megavirus chilensis), phylogenetically related to Acanthamoeba polyphaga Mimivirus (APMV). In colloquial speech, Megavirus chilensis is more commonly referred to as just “Megavirus”. Until the discovery of pandoraviruses in 2013, it had the largest capsid diameter of all known viruses, as well as the largest and most complex genome among all known viruses.
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| Group: | Group I (dsDNA) |
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| Genus: | Megavirus |
| Species: | Megavirus chilense |
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