Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Mardivirus Gallid herpesvirus 2
Marek’s disease virus
Domain
Virus
Kingdom
Incertae sedis
Phylum
Incertae sedis
Class
Incertae sedis
Order
Herpesvirales
Family
Herpesviridae
Genus
Mardivirus
Species
Gallid herpesvirus 2
Taxon category: Accepted
- International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) (2010) Virus Taxonomy List: 2009 Release, online database. http://www.ictvonline.org/virusTaxonomy.asp?version=2009.
- Soos, C. Padilla, L., Iglesias, A., Gottdenker, N., Cruz Bedon, M., Rios, A. & Parker, P.G. (2008) Comparison of pathogens in broiler and backyard chickens on the Galapagos Islands: implications for transmission to wildlife. The Auk 125(2): 445-455.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Mardivirus Gallid herpesvirus 2", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=11825. Accessed 2 November 2026.