Table 4. Proposed variant nomenclature.

Virus (abbreviation)	Isolate designations in the literature, including synonyms	Proposed full-length variant designation Proposed medium-length variant designation Proposed abbreviation*
Nyamanini virus (NYMV)
	Ar-1304[29]; Eg Ar 1304 [43]; EgAr 1304 [30, 55]; strain Ar-1304 [56, 57]; strain Ar-1304 prototype [56]; strain EgAr 1304 [9]; topotype Eg Ar 1304 [59]	Nyamanini virus A.arboreus-tc/EGY/1954/Barrage-EgAr1304 NYMV/A.arb/EGY/54/Bar-EgAr1304 NYMV/Bar-EgAr1304
	strain Ar-1156 [56, 57]	Nyamanini virus A.arboreus-tc/EGY/1954/Barrage-EgAr1156 NYMV/A.arb/EGY/54/Bar-EgAr1156 NYMV/Bar-EgAr1156
	strain An-2252 [56, 57]	Nyamanini virus B.ibis-tc/EGY/1954/Barrage-EgAn2252 NYMV/B.ibi/EGY/54/Bar-EgAn2252 NYMV/Bar-EgAn2252
	An 2526 [5, 58]; prototype SA An 2526 [59]; strain SAAn 2526 [30, 69]	Nyamanini virus B.ibis-tc/ZAF/1957/Ndumu-SAAn2526 NYMV/B.ibi/ZAF/57/Ndu-SAAn2526 NYMV/Ndu-SAAn2526
	4 unnamed isolates [27, 28]	Nyamanini virus B.ibis-tc/ZAF/1959-1960/Naboomspruit-1-4 NYMV/B.ibi/ZAF/59-60/Nab-1-4 NYMV/Nab-1-4
	14 unnamed isolates [27, 28]	Nyamanini virus A.arboreus-tc/ZAF/1959-1960/Naboomspruit-5-18 NYMV/A.arb/ZAF/59-60/Nab-5-18 NYMV/Nab-5-18
	isolants strain 2558-59 [29]; prototype field isolants [29]; prototype isolants [29]; prototype strain 2558-59 [29]; Type 2558-59 [29]	Nyamanini virus A.arboreus-tc/EGY/1963/Qalyub-2558-59 NYMV/A.arb/EGY/63/Qal-2558-59 NYMV/Qal-2558-59
	75 unnamed isolants [29]	Nyamanini virus A.arboreus-tc/EGY/1963-1964/Qalyub-1-75 NYMV/A.arb/EGY/63-64/Qal-1-75 NYMV/Qal-1-75
	isolate tick 39 [42]; tick isolate 39 [23, GenBank]; unnamed isolate from sample HH20,374 [25]	Nyamanini virus A.robertsi-tc/THA/1967/Wat Phai Lom-tick39 NYMV/A.rob/THA/67/Wat-tick39 NYMV/Wat-tick39
	11 unnamed isolates [31]	Nyamanini virus A.arboreus-tc/NGA/1970/Dalori-1-11 NYMV/A.arb/NGA/70/Dal-1-11 NYMV/Dal-1-11
	4 unnamed isolates [31]	Nyamanini virus A.arboreus-tc/NGA/1970/Gangaba-1-4 NYMV/A.arb/NGA/70/Gan-1-4 NYMV/Gan-1-4
	unnamed isolate from sample HH21,363 [25]	Nyamanini virus A.robertsi-tc/LKA/1972/Wilpattu-HH21363 NYMV/A.rob/LKA/72/Wil-HH21363 NYMV/Wil-HH21363
	topotype I 64434 [59]	Nyamanini virus A.cinerea-tc/IND/XXX/India-I64434 NYMV/A.cin/IND/XXX/Ind-I64434 NYMV/Ind-I64434
	topotype Nep Ar 89 [59]	Nyamanini virus A.reflexus-tc/NPL/XXX/Nepal-NepAr89 NYMV/A.ref/NPL/XXX/Nep-NepAr89 NYMV/Nep-NepAr89
Midway virus (MIDWV)
	strain Sand I. (RML 47153) [55]; RML47153 [42, GenBank]	Midway virus O.capensis-tc/USA/1966/Midway-RML47153 MIDWV/O.cap/USA/66/Mid-RML47153 MIDWV/Mid-RML47153
	strain Kure (RML 47156) [55]	Midway virus O.capensis-tc/USA/1966/Kure-RML47156 MIDWV/O.cap/USA/66/Kur-RML47156 MIDWV/Kur-RML47156
	Hirota (Cap-15) [55]	Midway virus O.capensis-tc/JPN/1971/Hirota-Cap15 MIDWV/O.cap/JPN/71/Hirota-Cap15 MIDWV/Hirota-Cap15
	Hirota (Cap-39) [55]	Midway virus O.capensis-tc/JPN/1972/Hirota-Cap39 MIDWV/O.cap/JPN/72/Hirota-Cap39 MIDWV/Hirota-Cap39
	Hirota (Cap-40) [55]	Midway virus O.capensis-tc/JPN/1972/Hirota-Cap40 MIDWV/O.cap/JPN/72/Hirota-Cap40 MIDWV/Hirota-Cap40
	Hirota (Cap-41) [55]	Midway virus O.capensis-tc/JPN/1972/Hirota-Cap41 MIDWV/O.cap/JPN/72/Hirota-Cap41 MIDWV/Hirota-Cap41
	Hirota (Cap-43) [55]	Midway virus O.capensis-tc/JPN/1972/Hirota-Cap43 MIDWV/O.cap/JPN/72/Hirota-Cap43 MIDWV/Hirota-Cap43
	Hirota (Cap-44) [55]	Midway virus O.capensis-tc/JPN/1972/Hirota-Cap44 MIDWV/O.cap/JPN/72/Hirota-Cap44 MIDWV/Hirota-Cap44
	Manana (RML 63668) [55]	Midway virus O.denmarki-tc/USA/1973/Manana-RML63668 MIDWV/O.den/USA/73/Man-RML63668 MIDWV/Man-RML63668
soybean cyst nematode virus 1 (SbCNV-1)
	unnamed genetic variant [3, GenBank]	soybean cyst nematode virus 1 H.glycines-wt/USA/2010/Urbana-10 SbCNV-1/H.gly/USA/10/Urb-10 SbCNV-1/Urb-10

XXX, data for field unknown

^*At this point in time, it is unclear which of these variants is/are not available anymore, i.e., may have been lost or destroyed. Following the nomenclature described in 35, “-tc” may have to be changed to “-hist” in the future