Genus Pygoscepivirus

Genus Pygoscepivirus presently comprises 1 species, Pygoscepivirus apingu (formerly Pygoscepivirus A), 1 type.

Genome layout: VPg-5'UTR^IRES[L/1AB-1C-1D/2A-2B-2C^hel/3A- 3B^VPg-3C^pro-3D^pol]3'UTR-poly(A)

There is 1 GenBank entry (as of 21 June 2026) !

Species	Type	Strain	Length	Acc. No.	Reference
Pygoscepivirus apingu (formerly Pygoscepivirus A)	PyV-A1	pygoscepivirus A1 [pingu virus] isolate 991 (gentoo/King George Island/2006)	7601 nt	MH255796	de Souza et al. 2019. Pingu virus: a new picornavirus in penguins from Antarctica. Virus Evol 5(2):vez047e.




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