List of higher virus taxa

This is a list of biological virus upper-level taxa. See also Comparison of computer viruses

This is an alphabetical list of biological virus higher taxa. It includes those taxa above family, ranging from realm to suborder, that are included in the ICTV's 2025 taxonomy release.

For a list of virus genera, see List of genera of viruses.

For a list of family-level viral taxa, see List of virus families and subfamilies.

Realms

Adnaviria Duplodnaviria Efunaviria Floreoviria Pleomoviria Riboviria Ribozyviria Singelaviria Varidnaviria Volvereviria

Kingdoms

Abadenavirae Bamfordvirae Helvetiavirae Heunggongvirae Loebvirae Orthornavirae Pararnavirae Sangervirae Shotokuvirae Trapavirae Zilligvirae

Phyla and subphyla Phyla

Ambiviricota Artimaviricota Artverviricota Calorviricota Commensaviricota Cossaviricota Cressdnaviricota Dividoviricota Duplornaviricota Hofneiviricota Kitrinoviricota Lenarviricota Negarnaviricota Nucleocytoviricota Peploviricota Phixviricota Pisuviricota Preplasmiviricota Produgelaviricota Saleviricota Taleaviricota Uroviricota

Subphyla Haploviricotina Polisuviricotina Polyploviricotina Prepoliviricotina

Classes

Ainoaviricetes Alsuviricetes Amabiliviricetes Aquintoviricetes Arfiviricetes Belvinaviricetes Bunyaviricetes Caminiviricetes Cardeaviricetes Caudoviricetes Chrymotiviricetes Chunqiuviricetes Duplopiviricetes Faserviricetes Flasuviricetes Furtirnaviricetes Herviviricetes Howeltoviricetes Huolimaviricetes Insthoviricetes Laserviricetes Leviviricetes Magsaviricetes Megaviricetes Miaviricetes Microviricetes Milneviricetes Monjiviricetes Mouviricetes Mriyaviricetes Mycopleornaviricetes Naldaviricetes Orpoviricetes Papovaviricetes Pharingeaviricetes Pisoniviricetes Pokkesviricetes Polintoviricetes Quintoviricetes Repensiviricetes Resentoviricetes Revtraviricetes Stelpaviricetes Suforviricetes Tectiliviricetes Tokiviricetes Tolucaviricetes Vidaverviricetes Virophaviricetes Yunchangviricetes

Orders and suborders Orders

Adrikavirales Ageovirales Algavirales Alpavirales Amarillovirales Amoyvirales Amphintovirales Archintovirales Articulavirales Asfuvirales Atroposvirales Autographivirales Baphyvirales Belfryvirales Blubervirales Bormycovirales Bullavirales Chitovirales Cirlivirales Coyopavirales Crassvirales Cremevirales Cryppavirales Crytulvirales Divaquavirales Divpevirales Ducavirales Durnavirales Elliovirales Formycovirales Geplafuvirales Ghabrivirales Gokushovirales Goujianvirales Grandevirales Gredzevirales Halopanivirales Haloruvirales Hareavirales Hepelivirales Herpesvirales Hypofuvirales Imitervirales Jingchuvirales Jormunvirales Juravirales Kalamavirales Kirjokansivirales Lautamovirales Lavidavirales Lefavirales Ligamenvirales Lineavirales Magrovirales Martellivirales Maximonvirales Metacrassvirales Methanobavirales Mindivirales Mividavirales Mononegavirales Mulpavirales Muvirales Naedrevirales Nakonvirales Nidovirales Nodamuvirales Norzivirales Ortervirales Ourlivirales Pantevenvirales Paracrassvirales Patatavirales Piccovirales Picornavirales Pimascovirales Polivirales Priklausovirales Primavirales Recrevirales Reekeekeevirales Reovirales Ringavirales Rivendellvirales Rohanvirales Roodoodoovirales Rowavirales Salinicovirales Sanitavirales Saturnivirales Secretvirales Sepolyvirales Sobelivirales Stellavirales Thumleimavirales Timlovirales Tolivirales Tombendovirales Tubulavirales Tymovirales Vinavirales Wolframvirales Xenadelphovirales Yadokarivirales Zurhausenvirales

Suborders

Abnidovirineae Alphatotivirineae Arnidovirineae Betatotivirineae Cornidovirineae Gammatotivirineae Mesnidovirineae Monidovirineae Nanidovirineae Ocovirineae Orthomivirineae Paramivirineae Ronidovirineae Tornidovirineae

List of higher virus taxa

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