cuevavirus

Cuevavirus is a genus in the family Filoviridae, which is included in the order Mononegavirales, that has one species, Lloviu cuevavirus (LLOV). LLOV is a distant relative of the more widely known Ebola and Marburg viruses. Members of the genus are referred to as cuevaviruses. Cueva is derived from the Spanish word for cave.