manticavirus manticavirus manticavirus is a genus of viruses in the subfamily gammaherpesvirinae, in the family herpesviridae, in the order herpesvirales. this genus was the only genus to consist entirely of marsupial-hosted species as of the time of naming, hence the name component mantica (latin: knapsack), in reference to the marsupial pouch. manticavirus virus classification (unranked): virus realm: duplodnaviria kingdom: heunggongvirae phylum: peploviricota class: herviviricetes order: herpesvirales family: herpesviridae subfamily: gammaherpesvirinae genus: manticavirus species see text species the genus includes the following species: phascolarctid gammaherpesvirus 1 vombatid gammaherpesvirus 1