Mimivirus's a viral genus containing a single identified species named Acanthamoeba polyphaga mimivirus (APMV). In colloquial speech, APMV's more commonly referred to as just “mimivirus”. It's the largest capsid diameter of all known viruses, as well as a large and complex genome compared with other viruses. Though knowledge of the virus's relatively limited, the discovery of the virus excited many people due to the implications of its complex nature, with people hailing it as every… (More on Mimivirus)