Ferlavirus

Ferlavirus
Virus classification
(unranked): Virus
Realm: Riboviria
Kingdom: Orthornavirae
Phylum: Negarnaviricota
Class: Monjiviricetes
Order: Mononegavirales
Family: Paramyxoviridae
Subfamily: Feraresvirinae
Genus: Ferlavirus
Species:
Ferlavirus reptilis
Synonyms
  • Reptilian ferlavirus
  • Fer-de-Lance paramyxovirus

Ferlavirus, also referred to as Ophidian paramyxovirus, is a genus of viruses in the family Paramyxoviridae, order Mononegavirales. Reptiles serve as natural hosts. There is currently only one species in this genus (Ferlavirus reptilis) to accommodate a single virus, Fer-de-Lance virus (FDLV).