Article ID: CBB950706395

What is a virus species? Radical pluralism in viral taxonomy (2016)

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Early attempts in the 1960s at constructing a classification scheme for viruses were phenetic and focused on structural properties of the virion. Over time, the International Committee on the Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) has refined its definition of a virus species to include an appeal to evolutionary history. The current ICTV definition defines a viral species in terms of monophyly. The existence of prolific horizontal genetic transfer (HGT) among various groups of viruses presents a challenge to this definition. I argue that the proper response to this mode of evolution is to allow for radical pluralism. Some viruses can be members of more than one species; others don't form species at all and should be classified using new reticulate categories.

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Authors & Contributors
Wilkins, John
Lherminier, Philippe
Bernardi, Massimo
Menegon, Michele
Conix, Stijn
Bellati, Adriana
Concepts
Classification in biology
Species concept (biology)
Biology
Evolution
Terminology and nomenclature
Darwinism
Time Periods
21st century
20th century, late
19th century
20th century
Early modern
Medieval
Places
Great Britain
Sweden
Italy
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