The genus contains the following species: •
Alphasphaerolipovirus helsinkii (formerly
Haloarcula hispanica icosahedral virus 2 (2014-2019),
A. HHIV2 (2021)) •
Alphasphaerolipovirus pinkense (formerly
Haloarcula hispanica virus PH1 (2014-2019),
A. PH1 (2021)) •
Alphasphaerolipovirus serpentinense (formerly
Haloarcula hispanica virus SH1 (2014-2019),
A. SH1 (2021)) •
Alphasphaerolipovirus viikkii (formerly
Haloarcula virus HCIV1 (2014-2019),
A. HCIV1 (2021)) ==Note==