Table 1.
Possible Linnaean binomial names for all currently accepted arenaviral species
| Current ICTV-approved | Possible converted Linnaean | (Unchanged) member virus species name |
|---|---|---|
| species name | species namea | name and abbreviation |
| Genus Mammarenavirus | ||
| Allpahuayo mammarenavirus | Mammarenavirus allpahuayense | Allpahuayo virus (ALLV) |
| AmaparÍ mammarenavirus | Mammarenavirus amapariense | Amapar í virus (AMAV) |
| Bear Canyon mammarenavirus | Mammarenavirus saltusursinenseb | Bear Canyon virus (BCNV) |
| Chapare mammarenavirus | Mammarenavirus chaparense | Chapare virus (CHAPV) |
| Cupixi mammarenavirus | Mammarenavirus cupixense | Cupixi virus (CUPXV) |
| Flexal mammarenavirus | Mammarenavirus flexalense | Flexal virus (FLEV) |
| Gairo mammarenavirus | Mammarenavirus gairense | Gairo virus (GAIV) |
| Guanarito mammarenavirus | Mammarenavirus guanaritense | Guanarito virus (GTOV) |
| Ippy mammarenavirus | Mammarenavirus ippyense | Ippy virus (IPPYV) |
| Jun ín mammarenavirus | Mammarenavirus iuninense | Junín virus (JUNV) |
| Lassa mammarenavirus | Mammarenavirus lassaense | Lassa virus (LASV) |
| Latino mammarenavirus | Mammarenavirus latinum | Latino virus (LATV) |
| Lujo mammarenavirus | Mammarenavirus luioense | Lujo virus (LUJV) |
| Luna mammarenavirus | Mammarenavirus lunaense | Luna virus (LUAV) |
| Lunk mammarenavirus | Mammarenavirus lunkense | Lunk virus (LNKV) |
| Lymphocytic choriomeningitis mammarenavirus | Mammarenavirus choriomeningitidis | lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV) |
| Machupo mammarenavirus | Mammarenavirus machupense | Machupo virus (MACV) |
| Mariental mammarenavirus | Mammarenavirus marientalense | Mariental virus (MRLV) |
| Merino Walk mammarenavirus | Mammarenavirus viamerinense | Merino Walk virus (MRWV) |
| Mobala mammarenavirus | Mammarenavirus mobalaense | Mobala virus (MOBV) |
| Mopeia mammarenavirus | Mammarenavirus mopeiense | Mopeia virus (MOPV), Morogoro virus (MORV) |
| Okahandja mammarenavirus | Mammarenavirus okahandiense | Okahandja virus (OKAV) |
| Oliveros mammarenavirus | Mammarenavirus oliverosense | Oliveros virus (OLVV) |
| Paraná mammarenavirus | Mammarenavirus paranaense | Paraná virus (PRAV) |
| Pichindé mammarenavirus | Mammarenavirus pichindense | Pichindé virus (PICHV) |
| Pirital mammarenavirus | Mammarenavirus piritalense | Pirital virus (PIRV) |
| Sabiá mammarenavirus | Mammarenavirus sabiaense | Sabiá virus (SBAV) |
| Tacaribe mammarenavirus | Mammarenavirus tacaribense | Tacaribe virus (TCRV) |
| Tamiami mammarenavirus | Mammarenavirus tamiamense | Tamiami virus (TMMV) |
| Wenzhou mammarenavirus | Mammarenavirus wenzhouense | Wēnzhōu virus (WENV) |
| Whitewater Arroyo mammarenavirus | Mammarenavirus arroyense | Catarina virus (CTNV), Big Brushy Tank virus (BBRTV), Skinner Tank virus (SKTV), Tonto Creek virus (TTCV), Whitewater Arroyo virus (WWAV) |
| Genus Reptarenavirus | ||
| Alethinophid 1 reptarenavirus | Reptarenavirus portaureaec | Golden Gate virus (GOGV) |
| Alethinophid 2 reptarenavirus | Reptarenavirus helsinkii | ROUT virus (ROUTV), University of Helsinki virus (UHV) |
| Alethinophid 3 reptarenavirus | Reptarenavirus californiae | CAS virus (CASV) |
Note: Dark green (online version only) depicts current true binomial names and their Linnaean counterparts; light green (online version only) depicts current binomial-like names and their Linnaean counterparts.
a
These names are for illustration purposes only and may not be the same as the names that ICTV Study Groups would officially propose if a Linnaean binomial species naming convention were implemented.
b
saltusursinense
“from the Bear Canyon.”
c
portaureae
“of the Golden Gate.”