Herpesvirales

Translingual

Etymology

From New Latin herpes + -virales.

Proper noun

Herpesvirales

A taxonomic order within the kingdom Virus – viruses having a capsid structure that consists of a DNA core surrounded by an icosahedral capsid consisting of 12 pentavalent and 150 hexavalent capsomeres.

Hypernyms

(order): Virus - kingdom; double-stranded DNA viruses (dsDNA, Group 1) - Baltimore virus classification

Hyponyms

(order): Alloherpesviridae, Herpesviridae, Malacoherpesviridae - families

Further reading

Herpesvirales on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Herpesvirales on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Herpesvirales on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Herpesvirales at National Center for Biotechnology Information
Herpesvirales at Encyclopedia of Life
Herpesvirales at the Catalogue of Life
Herpesvirales taxon history at International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses

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