Template:Virusbox/doc

Documentation for the automated taxobox system

Template:Virusbox displays an automatic taxobox for viruses and other non-cellular life forms.

Usage

The parameters are generally a subset of those for Template:Speciesbox or Template:Automatic taxobox. However, this template ensures that names are italicized for all viral taxa except those of ranks below species. The International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses taxonomy should be used.

Basic parameters for ranks of genus or higher, or species where it is necessary to have a species taxonomy template:

{{Virusbox
| image = 
| image_alt = 
| image_caption = 
| taxon = (taxon that has a taxonomy template)
| synonyms = 
| synonyms_ref = 
| subdivision_ranks = 
| subdivision = 
}}

Basic parameters for species, where a taxonomy template for the species is not needed:

{{Virusbox
| image = 
| image_alt = 
| image_caption = 
| parent = (genus or subgenus that has a taxonomy template)
| species = (species that does not have a taxonomy template)
| synonyms = 
| synonyms_ref = 
| subdivision_ranks = 
| subdivision = 
}}

Ranks below species – a single rank below species, e.g. a strain, a serotype, or a "virus", can be added to a template like that shown above, when neither the below-species taxon nor the species has a taxonomy template. Multiple ranks below species should be set up using taxonomy templates. Such infraspecies ranks are not regulated by the ICTV. They will not be italicized by this template.

ICVCN 3.4 The ICTV is not responsible for classification and nomenclature of virus taxa below the rank of species. The classification and naming of serotypes, genotypes, strains, variants and isolates of virus species is the responsibility of acknowledged international specialist groups.

Comment: A variety of subspecific grouping may be identified within the members of a single virus species. These may be described as viruses with alternative names (e.g., blackeye cowpea mosaic virus and peanut stripe virus, which are both classified in the species Bean common mosaic virus, genus Potyvirus, family Potyviridae), or as serotypes, genotypes, clades, strains, variants, isolates etc. [...]

In general, a non-species name ending with "virus" should be assigned to parameter |virus= (e.g. Bovine coronavirus). Serotypes are usually indicated by "serotype" or "subtype" (e.g. Influenza A virus subtype H1N1). Names such as RaTG13 and H1N1/09 are usually strains.

If |name= is not specified, the taxobox name (header) will default to the taxon that is the target of the taxobox. This is different from other taxobox templates, where the page name (page title) is the default. One reason is that a virus taxobox may be included in an articles on a diseases caused by the virus, so the page name is not appropriate.

Complete parameters

{{Virusbox
| classification_status = 
| italic_title = (value "no" to override automatic italicizing when it happens)
| name = 
| image = 
| image_alt = 
| image_caption = 
| image_upright = 
| image2 = 
| image2_upright = 
| image2_alt = 
| image2_caption = 
| status = 
| status_system = 
| status_ref = 
| taxon = (use EITHER taxon OR parent + species)
| parent =
| species =
| serotype = (only ONE of serotype, strain or virus may be present)
| strain =
| virus =
| display_parents = 
| synonyms_ref = 
| subdivision_ranks = 
| subdivision = 
| type_genus = 
| type_strain = 
| range_map = 
| range_map_upright = 
| range_map_alt = 
| range_map_caption = 
}}

TemplateData

This is the TemplateData for this template used by TemplateWizard, VisualEditor and other tools. See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:Virusbox in articles based on its TemplateData.

TemplateData for Virusbox

No description.

Template parameters

This template prefers block formatting of parameters.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
image	image	no description	Unknown	optional
image_alt	image_alt	no description	Unknown	optional
image_caption	image_caption	no description	Unknown	optional
taxon	taxon	no description	Unknown	optional
synonyms	synonyms	no description	Unknown	optional
synonyms_ref	synonyms_ref	no description	Unknown	optional
subdivision_ranks	subdivision_ranks	no description	Unknown	optional
subdivision	subdivision	no description	Unknown	optional