Table 1.

Characteristics of members of the family Artoviridae

Typical member:	Pteromalus puparum negative-strand RNA virus 1 (KX431032), species Pteromalus puparum peropuvirus, genus Peropuvirus
Virion	Enveloped, spherical particles, 100–130 nm in diameter
Genome	Negative-sense, unsegmented RNA of about 12 kb
Replication	Nuclear: the RNA-directed RNA polymerase engages with the ribonucleoprotein complex at the genome 3′-end
Translation	Individual, putatively polyadenylated mRNAs are translated in the cytoplasm
Host range	Barnacles, copepods, odonates, parasitoid wasps, pillworms, woodlice
Taxonomy	Realm Riboviria, phylum Negarnaviricota, subphylum Haploviricotina, class Monjiviricetes, order Mononegavirales. The genus Peropuvirus includes several species