Table 3.1. Shape of viruses belonging to different families
Family |
Shape |
Poxviridae |
Pleomorphic |
Iridoviridae |
Icosahedral |
Asfarviridae |
Spherical |
Herpesviridae |
Icosahedral |
Adenoviridae |
Icosahedral |
Polyomaviridae |
Icosahedral |
Papillomaviridae |
Icosahedral |
Hepadnaviridae |
Spherical |
Circoviridae |
Icosahedral |
Parvoviridae |
Icosahedral |
Retroviridae |
Spherical |
Reoviridae |
Icosahedral |
Birnaviridae |
Icosahedral |
Paramyxoviridae |
Pleomorphic |
Rhabdoviridae |
Bullet shaped |
Filoviridae |
Filamentous |
Bornaviridae |
Spherical |
Orthomyxoviridae |
Pleomorphic |
Bunyaviridae |
Spherical |
Arenaviridae |
Spherical |
Coronaviridae |
Spherical |
Arteriviridae |
Spherical |
Picornaviridae |
Icosahedral |
Caliciviridae |
Icosahedral |
Astroviridae |
Icosahedral |
Togaviridae |
Spherical |
Flaviviridae |
Spherical |