List of virus families and subfamilies

This is a list of biological virus families and subfamilies. See also Comparison of computer viruses

This is an alphabetical list of biological virus families and subfamilies; it includes those families and subfamilies listed by the ICTV 2025 report.

For a list of virus genera, see List of virus genera. For a list of virus realms, subrealms, kingdoms, subkingdoms, phyla, subphyla, classes, subclasses, orders, and suborders, see List of higher virus taxa.

Families A

Abyssoviridae Ackermannviridae Adamaviridae Adenoviridae Aggregaviridae Ahmunviridae Ahpuchviridae Aliceevansviridae Alisviridae Aliusviridae Alloherpesviridae Allomimiviridae Alphaflexiviridae Alphagokushoviridae Alphaormycoviridae Alphatetraviridae Alternaviridae Altumviridae Alvernaviridae Amalgaviridae Ambiguiviridae Amesuviridae Amnoonviridae Ampullaviridae Anaerodiviridae Anamaviridae Andersonviridae Anelloviridae Anicreviridae Aoguangviridae Apasviridae Arenaviridae Arenbergviridae Armatusviridae Arteriviridae Artiviridae Artoviridae Ascoviridae Asemoviridae Asfarviridae Aspiviridae Assalcaviridae Assiduviridae Astroviridae Atkinsviridae Autolykiviridae Autonotataviridae Autoscriptoviridae Autosignataviridae Autotranscriptaviridae

B

Bacilladnaviridae Baculoviridae Barnaviridae Basaltiviridae Belpaoviridae Benyviridae Berryhillviridae Betaflexiviridae Betagokushoviridae Betaormycoviridae Bicaudaviridae Bidnaviridae Birnaviridae Blefusviridae Blumeviridae Bornaviridae Botourmiaviridae Botybirnaviridae Bromoviridae Buchnerviridae Burtonviroviridae

C

Caliciviridae Carmotetraviridae Casidaviridae Casjensviridae Caulimoviridae Chaacviridae Chaseviridae Chicoviridae Chimalliviridae Chiyouviridae Chrysoviridae Chuviridae Circoviridae Clavaviridae Clermontviridae Closteroviridae Colingsworthviridae Connertonviridae Coronaviridae Corticoviridae Cremegaviridae Crepuscuviridae Crevaviridae Cruliviridae Curvulaviridae Cystoviridae

D

Dallocaviridae Danacaviridae Darmviridae Deltaflexiviridae Deltanormycoviridae Demerecviridae Dicistroviridae Discoviridae Dishuiviroviridae Draupnirviridae Drexlerviridae Druskaviridae Duinviridae Dumbiviridae Duneviridae

E Ehrlichviridae Ekchuahviridae Endolinaviridae Endornaviridae Epsomviridae Eubullaviridae Eupolintoviridae Eurekaviridae Euroniviridae

F

Felixviridae Fervensviridae Fiersviridae Filamentoviridae Filoviridae Fimoviridae Finnlakeviridae Flaviviridae Forsetiviridae Fredfastierviridae Fusagraviridae Fusariviridae Fuselloviridae Fuxiviridae

G

Gammaflexiviridae Gammaormycoviridae Gandrviridae Geminiviridae Genomoviridae Geplanaviridae Giardiaviridae Globuloviridae Graaviviridae Gresnaviridae Grimontviridae Groupodiviridae Guelinviridae Gulliviridae Gulliviroviridae Guttaviridae

H

Hadakaviridae Hafunaviridae Hakuzoviridae Halicoviridae Haloferuviridae Halomagnusviridae Halspiviridae Hantaviridae Helgolandviridae Hepaciviridae Hepadnaviridae Hepeviridae Herelleviridae Hirszfeldviridae Hodgkinviridae Huangdiviridae Hydriviridae Hypoviridae Hytrosaviridae

I Iflaviridae Infernusviridae Inoviridae Inseviridae Intestiviridae Iridoviridae Itzamnaviridae

J Jasonviridae Jeanschmidtviridae

K

Kairosviridae Kanorauviridae Kidogoviridae Kirkoviridae Kitaviridae Kleczkowskaviridae Kolmioviridae Konkoviridae Konodaiviridae Krittikaviridae Kruegerviridae Kunpengviridae Kyanoviridae

L Lakviridae Lebotiviridae Leishbuviridae Leisingerviridae Liberviridae Lilleviridae Lilliviridae Lindbergviridae Lipothrixviridae Lispiviridae Litenviridae Litilviridae Lomiviridae Ludisviridae Luriaviridae Lutetiaviridae Lutzviridae

M

Madisaviridae Madridviridae Mahapunaviridae Malacoherpesviridae Mamonoviridae Mariniviridae Marnaviridae Marseilleviridae Matonaviridae Matsushitaviridae Maviroviridae Mayoviridae Mazaviridae Mazoviaviridae Medioniviridae Megabirnaviridae Megatotiviridae Mesomimiviridae Mesoniviridae Mestraviridae Mesyanzhinovviridae Metaviridae Metaxyviridae Mimiviridae Mitoviridae Molycolviridae Monocitiviridae Mononiviridae Mtkvariviridae Mycoalphaviridae Mymonaviridae Mypoviridae Myriaviridae

N

Nairoviridae Nanghoshaviridae Nanhypoviridae Nanicoviridae Nanopleoviridae Nanoviridae Naomviridae Narnaviridae Naryaviridae Natareviridae Nenyaviridae Nimaviridae Nipumfusiviridae Nixviridae Nodaviridae Noraviridae Nudiviridae Nyamiviridae

O

Obscuriviridae Occultatumviridae Olifoviridae Omnilimnoviroviridae Oomyviridae Ootiviridae Orlajensenviridae Orpheoviridae Orthoherpesviridae Orthomyxoviridae Orthototiviridae Osikeviridae Ourmiaviridae Ouroboviridae Ovaliviridae

P

Pachyviridae Pamosaviridae Papillomaviridae Parahypoviridae Paramyxoviridae Parnassusviridae Partitiviridae Parvoviridae Paulinoviridae Pecoviridae Peduoviridae Pequenoviridae Peribunyaviridae Permutotetraviridae Pervagoviridae Pestiviridae Phasmaviridae Phenuiviridae Phlegiviridae Phycodnaviridae Phypoliviridae Piccoloviridae Pichoviridae Picobirnaviridae Picornaviridae Pieniviridae Pigerviridae Pikkuviridae Pistolviridae Pithoviridae Piticuviridae Pituviridae Plasmaviridae Plectroviridae Pleolipoviridae Pneumoviridae Polycipiviridae Polymycoviridae Polyomaviridae Pootjesviridae Portogloboviridae Potyliviridae Potyviridae Poxviridae Pseudototiviridae Pseudoviridae Pungoviridae Pyrstoviridae

Q Qinviridae Quadriviridae Quambiviridae Quasboviridae

R Redondoviridae Retroviridae Rhabdoviridae Rhizouliviridae Roniviridae Rountreeviridae Rudiviridae Ruviroviridae

S

Saffermanviridae Saladoviridae Salasmaviridae Saparoviridae Sarkviridae Sarthroviridae Satyavativiridae Schitoviridae Schizomimiviridae Seadebiviridae Secoviridae Sedoreoviridae Shortaselviridae Simuloviridae Sinhaliviridae Skuldviridae Smacoviridae Soleiviridae Solemoviridae Solinviviridae Solspiviridae Soropartitiviridae Speroviridae Sphaerolipoviridae Spiciviridae Spinareoviridae Spiraviridae Splipalmiviridae Sputniviroviridae Stackebrandtviridae Stanwilliamsviridae Steigviridae Steitzviridae Straboviridae Sukshmaviridae Sunviridae Suolaviridae Suoliviridae

T

Tainaviridae Tectiviridae Tenebraviridae Thalassapleoviridae Thaspiviridae Tinaiviridae Tobaliviridae Tobaniviridae Togaviridae Tombusviridae Tomosaviridae Tonesaviridae Tosoviridae Tospoviridae Toyamaviridae Trautnerviridae Trimbiviridae Tripviridae Tristromaviridae Tulasviridae Turriviridae Tymoviridae

U Umezonoviridae Unambiviridae Ungulaviridae Usuviridae

V Vandenendeviridae Verdandiviridae Vertoviridae Vilmaviridae Vilyaviridae Virgaviridae

W Winoviridae Wupedeviridae

X Xigoviridae Xinmoviridae

Y Yadokariviridae Yadonushiviridae Yamazakiviridae Yangangviridae Yanlukaviridae Yaraviridae Yueviridae

Z Zierdtviridae Zimmerviridae Zobellviridae

Subfamilies A

Actantavirinae Agantavirinae Aglimvirinae Aliimimivirinae Alphabravovirinae Alphaherpesvirinae Alphairidovirinae Alpharhabdovirinae Alvaradovirinae Andregratiavirinae Andrewesvirinae Arquatrovirinae Asinivirinae Avulavirinae Azeredovirinae

B

Bastillevirinae Bclasvirinae Bearivirinae Beaumontvirinae Becregavirinae Beephvirinae Beijerinckvirinae Betaherpesvirinae Betairidovirinae Betarhabdovirinae Boorivirinae Boydwoodruffvirinae Bradleyvirinae Braunvirinae Brisouvirinae Brockvirinae Bronfenbrennervirinae

C

Calvusvirinae Caphthovirinae Cardingvirinae Ceeclamvirinae Ceeteevirinae Ceronivirinae Chebruvirinae Chimanivirinae Chordopoxvirinae Churivirinae Cleopatravirinae Coarsevirinae Cobavirinae Colwellvirinae Comovirinae Corkvirinae Crocarterivirinae Crudevirinae Cvivirinae

D

Daemsvirinae Dclasvirinae Deejayvirinae Deeyouvirinae Deltarhabdovirinae Demetervirinae Denniswatsonvirinae Densovirinae Doltivirinae Dovevirinae Dravavirinae Dunnvirinae Durvirinae

E

Eekayvirinae Emilbogenvirinae Emmerichvirinae Enquatrovirinae Ensavirinae Entomopoxvirinae Equarterivirinae Ermolyevavirinae Erskinevirinae

F Feeclasvirinae Feraresvirinae Ferrettivirinae Firstpapillomavirinae Frickvirinae Frobishervirinae Fuhrmanvirinae

G

Gaffkyvirinae Gammaherpesvirinae Gammarhabdovirinae Gclasvirinae Gebvirinae Glossavirinae Gochnauervirinae Gofosavirinae Gordonclarkvirinae Gorgonvirinae Gorskivirinae Gracegardnervirinae Guarnerosvirinae Guernseyvirinae Gujervirinae Gutmannvirinae

H Hamavirinae Heleneionescovirinae Hendrixvirinae Hepanvirinae Heptrevirinae Heroarterivirinae Hexponivirinae Humphriesvirinae Hyporhamsavirinae

I Ichthysvirinae Iiscvirinae

J Jacobvirinae Jameshumphriesvirinae Jasinskavirinae Jianjiangvirinae Joanripponvirinae Johnpaulvirinae Jondennisvirinae

K Kamposvirinae Kantovirinae Klosneuvirinae Kodimesavirinae Krylovirinae Kutznervirinae

L Langleyhallvirinae Lclasvirinae Letovirinae Loccivirinae Loutivirinae

M

Maevirinae Mammantavirinae Markadamsvirinae Mascarenevirinae Mccleskeyvirinae Mccorquodalevirinae Mclasvirinae Mcshanvirinae Medionivirinae Megamimivirinae Melnykvirinae Menanivirinae Metallovirinae Metaparamyxovirinae Metotonivirinae Migulavirinae Molineuxvirinae Mononivirinae Munstervirinae

N Nclasvirinae Nefertitivirinae Northropvirinae Nymbaxtervirinae

O

Oafivirinae Obtuvirinae Okabevirinae Okanivirinae Orthocedratvirinae Orthocoronavirinae Orthohepevirinae Orthoparamyxovirinae Orthopithovirinae Orthoretrovirinae Ounavirinae

P

Paavivirinae Parahepevirinae Parvovirinae Pclasvirinae Pearlrivervirinae Pelczarvirinae Penbrevirinae Picovirinae Piscanivirinae Pitovirinae Polsinellivirinae Pontosvirinae Procedovirinae

Q Quadringentisvirinae Queuovirinae Quingentivirinae Quinvirinae

R

Rabinowitzvirinae Rakietenvirinae Regressovirinae Remotovirinae Repantavirinae Reternivirinae Rhodovirinae Rodepovirinae Rogunavirinae Rothmandenesvirinae Rubulavirinae Ruthgordonvirinae

S

Santaclaravirinae Sarlesvirinae Schenleyvirinae Sechaudvirinae Secondpapillomavirinae Sejongvirinae Sepvirinae Serpentovirinae Sescentorumvirinae Simarterivirinae Skoliovirinae Skryabinvirinae Skurskavirinae Slopekvirinae Spounavirinae Spumaretrovirinae Stanbaylleyvirinae Staniewskivirinae Stentvirinae Stephanstirmvirinae Studiervirinae

T

Tatarstanvirinae Tempevirinae Tevenvirinae Tiamatvirinae Torovirinae Toshachvirinae Trabyvirinae Trivirinae Tunavirinae Twarogvirinae Twortvirinae Tybeckvirinae

U Uncouvirinae

V Variarterivirinae Vequintavirinae

W Waldeevirinae Wallmarkvirinae Weiservirinae Wollmanvirinae

Z Zealarterivirinae

See also

List of higher virus taxa List of virus genera Lists of virus taxa Table of clinically important viruses Virology Virus Virus classification Wikipedia:WikiProject Viruses WikiSpecies:Virus

References

External links

ICTV Master Species Lists at International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV)