Necrovirus

{{Short description|Defunct genus of viruses}}

Necrovirus was a genus of viruses. In 2012, the genus was abolished and split into two genera that still bear its name: Alphanecrovirus and Betanecrovirus.{{cite web |author=Rochon D |title=Divide the genus Necrovirus into 2 new genera, Alphanecrovirus and Betanecrovirus |url=https://talk.ictvonline.org/ictv/proposals/2011.009a-mP.A.v3.split_Necrovirus.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709183708/https://talk.ictvonline.org/ictv/proposals/2011.009a-mP.A.v3.split_Necrovirus.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 9, 2021 |publisher=International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) |date=5 August 2011 |access-date=5 July 2021 |language=en}}{{cite web |title=ICTV Taxonomy history: Necrovirus |url=https://ictv.global/taxonomy/taxondetails?taxnode_id=20091341 |publisher=International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) |access-date=5 July 2021}}