Leviviricetes
Leviviricetes is a class of viruses, which infect prokaryotes. Most of these bacteriophages were discovered by metagenomics.[1]
| Leviviricetes | |
|---|---|
Virus classification  | |
| (unranked): | Virus |
| Realm: | Riboviria |
| Kingdom: | Orthornavirae |
| Phylum: | Lenarviricota |
| Class: | Leviviricetes |
Taxonomy
Leviviricetes contains two orders and nine genera unassigned to an order. This is shown hereafter:[2]
Orders:
Unassigned genera:
- Chimpavirus
- Hohglivirus
- Mahrahvirus
- Meihzavirus
- Nicedsevirus
- Sculuvirus
- Skrubnovirus
- Tetipavirus
- Winunavirus
References
- Callanan J, Stockdale SR, Adriaenssens EM, Kuhn JH (January 2021). "Rename one class (Leviviricetes - formerly Allassoviricetes), rename one order (Norzivirales - formerly Levivirales), create one new order (Timlovirales), and expand the class to a total of six families, 420 genera and 883 species". ResearchGate. doi:10.13140/RG.2.2.25363.40481.
- "Virus Taxonomy: 2020 Release". International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV). March 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
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