Invertebrate iridescent virus 31
| Invertebrate iridescent virus 31 | |
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| Porcellio scaber symptomatic of Invertebrate iridescent virus 31 (L) and individual with typical colouration (R) | |
| Armadillidium vulgare symptomatic of Invertebrate iridescent virus 31 (left) among individuals with typical colouration (right) | |
| Virus classification | |
| (unranked): | Virus |
| Realm: | Varidnaviria |
| Kingdom: | Bamfordvirae |
| Phylum: | Nucleocytoviricota |
| Class: | Megaviricetes |
| Order: | Pimascovirales |
| Family: | Iridoviridae |
| Genus: | Iridovirus |
| Species: | Iridovirus armadillidium1 |
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| NCBI genome ID | NC_024451 |
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| Genome size | 220,222 nucleotides |
| Year of completion | 2014 |
Invertebrate iridescent virus 31 (IIV-31, Iridovirus armadillidium1) , also called isopod iridovirus, is a species of invertebrate iridescent virus in the genus Iridovirus. Oniscidea (commonly known by a variety of names including woodlouse, pillbug, slater, roly-poly, potato bug, et al.) serve as hosts. Infection is associated with decreased responsiveness in the host, increased mortality and the emergence of an iridescent blue or bluish-purple colour due to the reflection of light off a paracrystalline arrangement of virions within the tissues.