Virus family | Host range | Genome size range, kb | Replication site |
---|---|---|---|
Phycodnaviridae | Green algae; algal symbionts of paramecia and hydras | 150-400 | Nucleus and cytoplasm |
Poxviridae | Animals: insects, reptiles, birds, mammals | 130-380 | Cytoplasm |
Asfarviridae | Mammals | 170 | Cytoplasm |
Asco- and Iridoviridae | Invertebrates and non-mammalian vertebrates | 100-220 | Â |
   Ascoviridae | Insects, mainly, Noctuids | 150-190 | Nucleus and cytoplasm |
   Iridoviridae | Insects, cold-blooded vertebrates | 100-220 | Nucleus and cytoplasm |
Mimiviridae | Acanthamoeba | 1,180 | Cytoplasm |
Marseillevirus | Acanthamoeba | 370 | Nucleus and cytoplasm(?) |