Template:Virusbox/doc

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:

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

Ranks below species – a single rank below species, e.g. a strain or a serotype, 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.

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.

TemplateData
{	"params": { "image": {}, "image_alt": {}, "image_caption": {}, "taxon": {}, "synonyms": {}, "synonyms_ref": {}, "subdivision_ranks": {}, "subdivision": {} },	"format": "block" }