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Current species name: Senecavirus cetus
Derivation of binomial species name: The Cetus was a sea monster in Greek mythology
Virus common name: Cetacean senecavirus 1 (CSV-1)

Cetacean senecavirus 1 (CSV-1) was found in the brain of a dead stranded Beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas) in Alaska, USA in 2019 (Vernygora et al., 2024). Another virus very similar to CSV-1 was also isolated and sequenced from a stranded dead harbor porpoise (Phocoena phocoena).

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References

Vernygora, O., Sullivan, D., Nielsen, O., Burek-Huntington, K., Rouse, N. Popov, V.L. and Lung, O. Senecavirus cetus a novel picornavirus isolated from cetaceans represents a major host switching to the marine environment. npj Viruses 2, 33 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s44298-024-00040-6.