Table 2.
Order of presentation of the viruses
| Order | Family | Subfamily | Genus | Type species | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The DNA viruses | |||||
| The dsDNA viruses | |||||
| Caudovirales | Myoviridae | ||||
| “T4-like viruses”a | Enterobacteria phage T4 | Bacteria | |||
| “P1-like viruses” | Enterobacteria phage P1 | Bacteria | |||
| “P2-like viruses” | Enterobacteria phage P2 | Bacteria | |||
| “Mu-like viruses” | Enterobacteria phage Mu | Bacteria | |||
| “SP01-like viruses” | Bacillus phage SP01 | Bacteria | |||
| “ϕH-like viruses” | Halobacterium virus ϕH | Archaea | |||
| Siphoviridae | |||||
| “λ-like viruses” | Enterobacteria phage λ | Bacteria | |||
| “T1-like viruses” | Enterobacteria phage T1 | Bacteria | |||
| “T5-like viruses” | Enterobacteria phage T5 | Bacteria | |||
| “L5-like viruses” | Mycobacterium phage L5 | Bacteria | |||
| “c2-like viruses” | Lactococcus phage c2 | Bacteria | |||
| “ψM1-like viruses” | Methanobacterium virus ψM1 | Archaea | |||
| Podoviridae | |||||
| “T7-like viruses” | Enterobacteria phage T7 | Bacteria | |||
| “P22-like viruses” | Enterobacteria phage P22 | Bacteria | |||
| “ϕ29-like viruses” | Bacillus phage ϕ29 | Bacteria | |||
| Tectiviridae | Tectivirus | Enterobacteria phage PRD1 | Bacteria | ||
| Corticoviridae | Corticovirus | Alteromonas phage PM2 | Bacteria | ||
| Plasmaviridae | Plasmavirus | Acholeplasma phage L2 | Mycoplasma | ||
| Lipothrixviridae | Lipothrixvirus | Thermoproteus virus 1 | Archaea | ||
| Rudiviridae | Rudivirus | Sulfolobus virus SIRV1 | Archaea | ||
| Fuselloviridae | Fusellovirus | Sulfolobus virus SSV1 | Archaea | ||
| “SNDV-like viruses” | Sulfolobus virus SNDV | Archaea | |||
| Poxviridae | |||||
| Chordopoxvirinae | |||||
| Orthopoxvirus | Vaccinia virus | Vertebrates | |||
| Parapoxvirus | Orf virus | Vertebrates | |||
| Avipoxvirus | Fowlpox virus | Vertebrates | |||
| Capripoxvirus | Sheeppox virus | Vertebrates | |||
| Leporipoxvirus | Myxoma virus | Vertebrates | |||
| Suipoxvirus | Swinepox virus | Vertebrates | |||
| Molluscipoxvirus | Molluscum contagiosum virus | Vertebrates | |||
| Yatapoxvirus | Yaba monkey tumor virus | Vertebrates | |||
| Entomopoxvirinae | |||||
| Entomopoxvirus A | Melolontha melolontha entomopoxvirus | Invertebrates | |||
| Entomopoxvirus B | Amsacta moorei entomopoxvirus | Invertebrates | |||
| Entomopoxvirus C | Chironomus luridus entomopoxvirus | Invertebrates | |||
| Asfarviridae | Asfivirus | African swine fever virus | Vertebratesb | ||
| Iridoviridae | |||||
| Iridovirus | Chilo iridescent virus | Invertebrates | |||
| Chloriridovirus | Mosquito iridescent virus | Invertebrates | |||
| Ranavirus | Frog virus 3 | Vertebrates | |||
| Lymphocystivirus | Flounder virus | Vertebrates | |||
| Phycodnaviridae | |||||
| Chlorovirus | Paramecium bursaria Chlorella virus 1 | Algae | |||
| Prasinovirus | Micromonas pusilla virus SP1 | Algae | |||
| Prymnesiovirus | Chrysochromulina brevifilum virus | Algae | |||
| Phaeovirus | Ectocarpus siliculosus virus 1 | Algae | |||
| Baculoviridae | |||||
| Nucleopolyhedrovirus | Autographa californica nucleopolyhedrovirus | Invertebrates | |||
| Granulovirus | Cydia pomonella granulovirus | Invertebrates | |||
| Herpesviridae | |||||
| Alphaherpesvirinae | |||||
| Simplexvirus | Human herpesvirus 1 | Vertebrates | |||
| Varicellovirus | Human herpesvirus 3 | Vertebrates | |||
| “Marek's disease-like viruses” | Marek's disease virus | Vertebrates | |||
| “ILTV-like viruses” | Infectious laryngotracheitis virus | Vertebrates | |||
| Betaherpesvirinae | |||||
| Cytomegalovirus | Human herpesvirus 5 | Vertebrates | |||
| Muromegalovirus | Mouse cytomegalovirus 1 | Vertebrates | |||
| Roseolovirus | Human herpesvirus 6 | Vertebrates | |||
| Gammaherpesvirinae | |||||
| Lymphocryptovirus | Human herpesvirus 4 | Vertebrates | |||
| Rhadinovirus | Ateline herpesvirus 2 | Vertebrates | |||
| “Ictalurid herpes-like viruses” | Ictalurid herpesvirus 1 | Vertebrates | |||
| Adenoviridae | |||||
| Mastadenovirus | Human adenovirus 2 | Vertebrates | |||
| Aviadenovirus | Fowl adenovirus 1 | Vertebrates | |||
| Rhizidiovirus | Rhizidiomyces virus | Fungi | |||
| Polyomaviridae | |||||
| Polyomavirus | Murine polyomavirus | Vertebrates | |||
| Papillomaviridae | |||||
| Papillomavirus | Cottontail rabbit papillomavirus | Vertebrates | |||
| Polydnaviridae | |||||
| Ichnovirus | Campoletis sonorensis virus | Invertebrates | |||
| Bracovirus | Cotesia melanoscela virus | Invertebrates | |||
| Ascoviridae | Ascovirus | Spodoptera frugiperda ascovirus | Invertebrates | ||
| The ssDNA viruses | |||||
| Inoviridae | |||||
| Inovirus | Coliphage fd | Bacteria | |||
| Plectrovirus | Acholeplasma phage L51 | Mycoplasma | |||
| Microviridae | |||||
| Microvirus | Coliphage ϕX174 | Bacteria | |||
| Spiromicrovirus | Spiroplasma phage 4 | Spiroplasma | |||
| Bdellomicrovirus | Bdellovibrio phage MAC1 | Bacteria | |||
| Chlamydiamicrovirus | Chlamydia phage 1 | Bacteria | |||
| Geminiviridae | |||||
| Mastrevirus | Maize streak virus | Plants | |||
| Curtovirus | Beet curly top virus | Plants | |||
| Begomovirus | Bean golden mosaic virus | Plants | |||
| Circoviridae | Circovirus | Chicken anemia virus | Vertebrates | ||
| Nanovirus | Subterranean clover stunt virus | Plants | |||
| Parvoviridae | |||||
| Parvovirinae | |||||
| Parvovirus | Mice minute virus | Vertebrates | |||
| Erythrovirus | B19 virus | Vertebrates | |||
| Dependovirus | Adeno-associated virus 2 | Vertebrates | |||
| Densovirinae | |||||
| Densovirus | Junonia coenia densovirus | Invertebrates | |||
| Iteravirus | Bombyx mori densovirus | Invertebrates | |||
| Brevidensovirus | Aedes aegypti densovirus | Invertebrates | |||
| The DNA and RNA reverse transcribing viruses | |||||
| Hepadnaviridae | |||||
| Orthohepadnavirus | Hepatitis B virus | Vertebrates | |||
| Avihepadnavirus | Duck hepatitis B virus | Vertebrates | |||
| Caulimoviridae | |||||
| Caulimovirus | Cauliflower mosaic virus | Plants | |||
| “PVCV-like viruses” | Petunia vein-clearing virus | Plants | |||
| “SbCMV-like viruses” | Soybean chlorotic mottle virus | Plants | |||
| “CsVMV-like viruses” | Cassava vein mosaic virus | Plants | |||
| Badnavirus | Commelina yellow mottle virus | Plants | |||
| “RTBV-like viruses” | Rice tungro bacilliform virus | Plants | |||
| Pseudoviridae | |||||
| Pseudovirus | Saccharomyces cerevisiae Ty1 virus | Yeast, Plants | |||
| Hemivirus | Drosophila melanogaster copia virus | Yeast, Invertebrates | |||
| Metaviridae | |||||
| Metavirus | Saccharomyces cerevisiae Ty3 virus | Yeast, Plants, Invertebrates | |||
| Errantivirus | Drosophila melanogaster gypsy virus | Invertebrates | |||
| Retroviridae | |||||
| Alpharetrovirus | Avian leukosis virus | Vertebrates | |||
| Betaretrovirus | Mason-Pfizer monkey virus | Vertebrates | |||
| Gammaretrovirus | Mouse mammary tumor virus | Vertebrates | |||
| Deltaretrovirus | Bovine leukemia virus | Vertebrates | |||
| Epsilonretrovirus | Walleye dermal sarcoma virus | Vertebrates | |||
| Lentivirus | Human immunodeficiency virus 1 | Vertebrates | |||
| Spumavirus | Human spumavirus | Vertebrates | |||
| The RNA viruses | |||||
| The dsRNA viruses | |||||
| Cystoviridae | Cystovirus | Pseudomonas phage ϕ6 | Bacteria | ||
| Reoviridae | |||||
| Orthoreovirus | Reovirus 3 | Vertebrates | |||
| Orbivirus | Bluetongue virus 1 | Vertebrates | |||
| Rotavirus | Simian rotavirus SA11 | Vertebrates | |||
| Coltivirus | Colorado tick fever virus | Vertebrates | |||
| Aquareovirus | Golden shiner virus | Vertebrates | |||
| Cypovirus | Bombyx mori cypovirus 1 | Invertebrates | |||
| Fijivirus | Fiji disease virus | Plants | |||
| Phytoreovirus | Wound tumor virus | Plants | |||
| Oryzavirus | Rice ragged stunt virus | Plants | |||
| Birnaviridae | |||||
| Aquabirnavirus | Infectious pancreatic necrosis virus | Vertebrates | |||
| Avibirnavirus | Infectious bursal disease virus | Vertebrates | |||
| Entomobirnavirus | Drosophila X virus | Invertebrates | |||
| Totiviridae | |||||
| Totivirus | Saccharomyces cerevisiae virus L-A | Fungi | |||
| Giardiavirus | Giardia lamblia virus | Protozoa | |||
| Leishmaniavirus | Leishmania RNA virus 1-1 | Protozoa | |||
| Partitiviridae | |||||
| Partitivirus | Gaeumannomyces graminis virus 019/6-A | Fungi | |||
| Chrysovirus | Penicillium chrysogenum virus | Fungi | |||
| Alphacryptovirus | White clover cryptic virus 1 | Plants | |||
| Betacryptovirus | White clover cryptic virus 2 | Plants | |||
| Hypoviridae | Hypovirus | Cryphonectria hypovirus 1-EP713 | Fungi | ||
| Varicosavirus | Lettuce big-vein virus | Plants | |||
| The negative-stranded ssRNA viruses | |||||
| Mononegavirales | |||||
| Bornaviridae | |||||
| Bornavirus | Borna disease virus | Vertebrates | |||
| Filoviridae | |||||
| “Ebola-like viruses” Zaïre | Ebola virus | Vertebrates | |||
| “Marburg-like viruses” | Marburg virus | Vertebrates | |||
| Paramyxoviridae | |||||
| Paramyxovirinae | |||||
| Respirovirus | Human parainfluenza virus 1 | Vertebrates | |||
| Morbillivirus | Measles virus | Vertebrates | |||
| Rubulavirus | Mumps virus | Vertebrates | |||
| Pneumovirinae | |||||
| Pneumovirus | Human respiratory syncytial virus | Vertebrates | |||
| Metapneumovirus | Turkey rhinotracheitis virus | Vertebrates | |||
| Rhabdoviridae | |||||
| Vesiculovirus | Vesicular stomatitis Indiana virus | Vertebrates | |||
| Lyssavirus | Rabies virus | Vertebrates | |||
| Ephemerovirus | Bovine ephemeral fever virus | Vertebrates | |||
| Novirhabdovirus | Infectious hematopoietic necrosis virus | Vertebrates | |||
| Cytorhabdovirus | Lettuce necrotic yellows virus | Plants | |||
| Nucleorhabdovirus | Potato yellow dwarf virus | Plants | |||
| Orthomyxoviridae | |||||
| Influenzavirus A | Influenza A virus | Vertebrates | |||
| Influenzavirus B | Influenza B virus | Vertebrates | |||
| Influenzavirus C | Influenza C virus | Vertebrates | |||
| Thogotovirus | Thogoto virus | Vertebrates | |||
| Bunyaviridae | |||||
| Bunyavirus | Bunyamwera virus | Vertebrates | |||
| Hantavirus | Hantaan virus | Vertebrates | |||
| Nairovirus | Nairobi sheep disease virus | Vertebrates | |||
| Phlebovirus | Sandfly fever Sicilian virus | Vertebrates | |||
| Tospovirus | Tomato spotted wilt virus | Plants | |||
| Tenuivirus | Rice stripe virus | Plants | |||
| Ophiovirus | Citrus psorosis virus | Plants | |||
| Arenaviridae | Arenavirus | Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus | Vertebrates | ||
| Deltavirus | Hepatitis delta virus | Vertebrates | |||
| The positive-stranded ssRNA viruses | |||||
| Leviviridae | |||||
| Levivirus | Enterobacteria phage MS2 | Bacteria | |||
| Allolevivirus | Enterobacteria phage Qβ | Bacteria | |||
| Narnaviridae | |||||
| Narnavirus | Saccharomyces cerevisiae 20S narnavirus | Yeast | |||
| Mitovirus | Cryphonectria parasitica NB631 virus | Yeast | |||
| Picornaviridae | |||||
| Enterovirus | Poliovirus 1 | Vertebrates | |||
| Rhinovirus | Human rhinovirus 1A | Vertebrates | |||
| Hepatovirus | Hepatitis A virus | Vertebrates | |||
| Cardiovirus | Encephalomyocarditis virus | Vertebrates | |||
| Aphthovirus | Foot-and-mouth disease virus O | Vertebrates | |||
| Parechovirus | Human echovirus 22 | Vertebrates | |||
| “Cricket paralysis-like viruses” | Cricket paralysis virus | Invertebrates | |||
| Sequiviridae | |||||
| Sequivirus | Parsnip yellow fleck virus | Plants | |||
| Waïkavirus | Rice tungro spherical virus | Plants | |||
| Comoviridae | |||||
| Comovirus | Cowpea mosaic virus | Plants | |||
| Fabavirus | Broad bean wilt virus 1 | Plants | |||
| Nepovirus | Tobacco ringspot virus | Plants | |||
| Potyviridae | |||||
| Potyvirus | Potato virus Y | Plants | |||
| Rymovirus | Ryegrass mosaic virus | Plants | |||
| Macluravirus | Maclura mosaic virus | Plants | |||
| Ipomovirus | Sweet potato mild mottle virus | Plants | |||
| Bymovirus | Barley yellow mosaic virus | Plants | |||
| Tritimovirus | Wheat streak mosaic virus | Plants | |||
| Caliciviridae | |||||
| Vesivirus | Swine vesicular exanthema virus | Vertebrates | |||
| Lagovirus | Rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus | Vertebrates | |||
| “Norwalk-like viruses” | Norwalk virus | Vertebrates | |||
| “Sapporo-like viruses” | Sapporo virus | Vertebrates | |||
| “Hepatitis E-like viruses” | Hepatitis E virus | Vertebrates | |||
| Astroviridae | Astrovirus | Human astrovirus 1 | Vertebrates | ||
| Nodaviridae | |||||
| Alphanodavirus | Nodamura virus | Invertebrates | |||
| Betanodavirus | Striped jack nervous necrosis virus | Vertebrates | |||
| Tetraviridae | |||||
| Betatetravirus | Nudaurelia capensis β virus | Invertebrates | |||
| Omegatetravirus | Nudaurelia capensis ω virus | Invertebrates | |||
| Sobemovirus | Southern bean mosaic virus | Plants | |||
| Marafivirus | Maize rayado fino virus | Plants | |||
| Luteoviridae | |||||
| Luteovirus | Barley yellow dwarf virus – MAV | Plants | |||
| Polerovirus | Potato leafroll virus | Plants | |||
| Enamovirus | Pea enation mosaic virus 1 | Plants | |||
| Umbravirus | Carrot mottle virus | Plants | |||
| Tombusviridae | |||||
| Avenavirus | Oat chlorotic stunt virus | Plants | |||
| Aureusvirus | Pothos latent virus | Plants | |||
| Carmovirus | Carnation mottle virus | Plants | |||
| Dianthovirus | Carnation ringspot virus | Plants | |||
| Machlomovirus | Maize chlorotic mottle virus | Plants | |||
| Necrovirus | Tobacco necrosis virus | Plants | |||
| Panicovirus | Panicum mosaic virus | Plants | |||
| Tombusvirus | Tomato bushy stunt virus | Plants | |||
| Nidovirales | |||||
| Coronaviridae | |||||
| Coronavirus | Avian infectious bronchitis virus | Vertebrates | |||
| Torovirus | Berne virus | Vertebrates | |||
| Arteriviridae | |||||
| Arterivirus | Equine arteritis virus | Vertebrates | |||
| Flaviviridae | |||||
| Flavivirus | Yellow fever virus | Vertebrates | |||
| Pestivirus | Bovine diarrhea virus | Vertebrates | |||
| Hepacivirus | Hepatitis C virus | Vertebrates | |||
| Togaviridae | |||||
| Alphavirus | Sindbis virus | Vertebrates | |||
| Rubivirus | Rubella virus | Vertebrates | |||
| Tobamovirus | Tobacco mosaic virus | Plants | |||
| Tobravirus | Tobacco rattle virus | Plants | |||
| Hordeivirus | Barley stripe mosaic virus | Plants | |||
| Furovirus | Soil-borne wheat mosaic virus | Plants | |||
| Pomovirus | Potato mop-top virus | Plants | |||
| Pecluvirus | Peanut clump virus | Plants | |||
| Benyvirus | Beet necrotic yellow vein virus | Plants | |||
| Bromoviridae | |||||
| Alfamovirus | Alfalfa mosaic virus | Plants | |||
| Bromovirus | Brome mosaic virus | Plants | |||
| Cucumovirus | Cucumber mosaic virus | Plants | |||
| Ilarvirus | Tobacco streak virus | Plants | |||
| Oleavirus | Olive latent virus 2 | Plants | |||
| Ourmiavirus | Ourmia melon virus | Plants | |||
| Idaeovirus | Rasberry bushy dwarf virus | Plants | |||
| Closteroviridae | |||||
| Closterovirus | Beet yellows virus | Plants | |||
| Crinivirus | Lettuce infectious yellows virus | Plants | |||
| Capillovirus | Apple stem grooving virus | Plants | |||
| Trichovirus | Apple chlorotic leaf spot virus | Plants | |||
| Vitivirus | Grapevine virus A | Plants | |||
| Tymovirus | Turnip yellow mosaic virus | Plants | |||
| Carlavirus | Carnation latent virus | Plants | |||
| Potexvirus | Potato virus X | Plants | |||
| Allexivirus | Shallot virus X | Plants | |||
| Foveavirus | Apple stem pitting virus | Plants | |||
| Barnaviridae | Barnavirus | Mushroom bacilliform virus | Fungi | ||
| Unassigned viruses | |||||
| The subviral agents: viroids, satellites and agents of spongiform encephalopathies (prions) | |||||
| Subviral agent | Family | Genus | Type species | Host | |
| Viroids | |||||
| Pospiviroidae | |||||
| Pospiviroid | Potato spindle tuber viroid | Plants | |||
| Hostuviroid | Hop stunt viroid | Plants | |||
| Cocadviroid | Coconut cadang-cadang viroid | Plants | |||
| Apscaviroid | Apple scar skin viroid | Plants | |||
| Coleviroid | Coleus blumei viroid 1 | Plants | |||
| Avsunviroidae | |||||
| Avsunviroid | Avocado sunblotch viroid | Plants | |||
| Pelamoviroid | Peach latent mosaic virus | Plants | |||
| Satellites | Plants | ||||
| Invertebrates | |||||
| Fungi | |||||
| Prions | Vertebrates | ||||
| Fungi | |||||
a
Quotes are used to denote taxon names that are not approved ICTV international names, and are thus temporary until formal names are approved.
b
Vertebrate arthropod-borne viruses are listed according to their vertebrate hosts.