Double Strand DNA Viruses

Head-Tail viruses

Herpesvirales

Herpesviridae

Alphaherpesvirinae

Includes: Simplexvirus, Varicellovirus, Mardivirus, Iltovirus (infects birds).

Betaherpesvirinae

Includes: Cytomegalovirus, Muromegalovirus, Roseolovirus, Proboscivirus

Gammaherpesvirinae

Includes: Lymphocryptovirus, Rhadinovirus, Macavirus, Percavirus

Alloherpesviridae

Members of this family infect fish and frogs. Includes: Batrachovirus (infects frogs; includes Ranid herpes virus 1 and Ranid herpes virus 2, so far not recorded from southern Africa) , Cyprinivirus (infects carp and goldfish), Ictalurivirus (includes Channel catfish virus, so far has not been recorded in southern Africa), Salmonivirus (infects salmon and trout; so far not recorded from southern Africa).

Malacoherpesviridae

Includes: Ostreavirus

Caudovirales

Myoviridae

Includes: I3-like viruses, P1-like viruses, P2-like viruses, PhiH-like viruses, phiKZ-like viruses, Mu-like viruses, SP01-like viruses, T4-like viruses

Siphoviridae

Includes: c2-like viruses, Lambda-like viruses, L5-like viruses, N15-like viruses, PhiC31-like viruses, PsiM1-like viruses, SPbeta-like viruses, T1-like viruses, T5-like viruses

Podoviridae

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Includes: Bpp1-like viruses, Epsilon15-like viruses, LUZ24-like viruses, N4-like viruses, P22-like viruses, PhiEco32-like viruses

Autographivirinae

Includes: phiKMV-like viruses, SP6-like viruses, T7-like viruses

Picovirinae

Includes: 44AHJD-like viruses, Phi29-like viruses

Unassigned

Ascoviridae

Includes: Ascovirus, Adenoviridae, Atadenovirus, Aviadenovirus, Ichtadenovirus, Mastadenovirus, Siadenovirus

Baculoviridae 

Includes: Alphabaculovirus, Betabaculovirus, Deltabaculovirus, Gammabaculovirus

Bicaudaviridae 

Includes: Bicaudavirus

Corticoviridae

Includes: Corticovirus

Fuselloviridae

Includes: Fusellovirus

Globuloviridae

Includes: Globulovirus

Guttaviridae

Includes: Guttavirus

Lipothrixviridae

Includes: Alphalipothryxvirus, Betalipothrixvirus, Gammalipothrixvirus, Deltalipothrixvirus

Nimaviridae

Includes: Whispovirus

Papillomaviridae

Includes: Alphapapillomavirus, Betapapillomavirus, Gammapapillomavirus, Deltapapillomavirus, Epsilonpapillomavirus, Etapapillomavirus, Iotapapillomavirus, Kappapapillomavirus, Lambdapapillomavirus, Mupapillomavirus, Nupapillomavirus, Omikronpapillomavirus, Pipapillomavirus, Thetapapillomavirus, Xipapillomavirus, Zetapapillomavirus

Plasmaviridae

Includes: Plasmavirus

Polydnaviridae

Includes: Bracovirus, Ichnovirus

Polyomaviridae

Includes: Polyomavirus

Rudiviridae

Includes: Rudivirus

Tectiviridae

Includes: Tectivirus

Family: unassigned

Includes: Ampullavirus, Salterprovirus, Rhizidiovirus, Sputnik virophage, Nudivirus

Nucleo-Cytoplasmic Large DNA

Asfarviridae

Includes: Asfivirus

Iridoviridae

Includes: Iridovirus, Chloriridovirus, Lymphocystivirus, Megalocytivirus, Ranavirus

Mimiviridae

Includes: Mimivirus

Phycodnaviridae

Includes: Chlorovirus, Coccolithovirus, Prasinovirus, Prymnesiovirus, Phaeovirus, Raphidovirus

Poxviridae

Chordopoxvirinae

Includes: Avipoxvirus, Capripoxvirus, Cervidpoxvirus, Leporipoxvirus, Molluscipoxvirus, Orthopoxvirus, Parapoxvirus, Suipoxvirus, Yatapoxvirus

Entomopoxvirinae

Includes: Alphaentomopoxvirus, Betaentomopoxvirus, Gammaentomopoxvirus

Single Strand DNA Viruses

Circoviridae 

Includes: Circovirus, Gyrovirus

Geminiviridae

Includes: Begomovirus, Curtovirus, Mastrevirus, Topocuvirus

Anelloviridae

Includes: Alphatorquevirus, Betatorquevirus, Gammatorquevirus, Deltatorquevirus, Epsilontorquevirus, Zetatorquevirus, Etatorquevirus, Thetatorquevirus, Iotatorquevirus

Inoviridae 

Includes: Inovirus, Plectrovirus

Microviridae   

Microvirinae 

Includes: Microvirus

Gokushovirinae

Includes: Bdellomicrovirus, Spiromicrovirus, Chlamydiamicrovirus

Nanoviridae 

Includes: Nanovirus, Babuvirus

Parvoviridae   

Parvovirinae 

Includes: Parvovirus Erythrovirus Dependovirus Amdovirus Bocavirus

Densovirinae

Includes: Densovirus Iteravirus Brevidensovirus Pefudensovirus

Unclassified

Includes: Bombyx mori densovirus-3

Double Strand RNA Viruses

Birnaviridae 

Includes: Aquabirnavirus, Avibirnavirus, Blosnavirus, Entomobirnavirus

Cystoviridae

Includes: Cystovirus

Chrysoviridae

Includes: Chrysovirus

Endornaviridae

Includes: Endornavirus

Hypoviridae

Includes: Hypovirus  

Partitiviridae 

Includes: Alphacryptovirus, Betacryptovirus, Cryspovirus, Partitivirus

Picobirnaviridae

Includes: Picobirnavirus

Reoviridae 

Includes:

Spinareovirinae 

Includes: Aquareovirus, Coltivirus, Cypovirus, Dinovernavirus, Fijivirus, Idnoreovirus, Mycoreovirus, Orthoreovirus, Oryzavirus

Sedoreovirinae

Includes: Cardoreovirus, Orbivirus, Mimoreovirus, Phytoreovirus, Rotavirus, Seadornavirus

Totiviridae

Includes: Giardiavirus, Leishmaniavirus, Totivirus, Victorivirus

Positive Strand RNA Viruses

Tymovirales

Alphaflexiviridae

Includes: Allexivirus, Botrexvirus, Lolavirus, Mandarivirus, Potexvirus, Sclerodarnavirus

Betaflexiviridae

Includes: Capillovirus, Carlavirus, Citrivirus, Foveavirus, Trichovirus, Vitivirus

Gammaflexiviridae

Includes: Mycoflexivirus

Tymoviridae

Includes: Maculavirus, Marafivirus, Tymovirus

Nidovirales

Arteriviridae

Includes: Arterivirus

Coronaviridae   

Coronavirinae

Includes: Alphacoronavirus, Betacoronavirus, Gammacoronavirus

Torovirinae

Includes: Bafinivirus, Torovirus

Roniviridae

Includes: Okavirus

Picornavirales

Dicistroviridae

Includes: Cripavirus   

Iflaviridae

Includes: Iflavirus

Marnaviridae

Includes: Marnavirus

Picornaviridae

Includes: Aphthovirus Avihepatovirus Cardiovirus Enterovirus Erbovirus Hepatovirus Kobuvirus Parechovirus Sapelovirus Senecavirus Teschovirus Tremovirus

Secoviridae 

Unassigned

Includes: Cheravirus, Sadwavirus, Sequivirus, Torradovirus, Waikivirus

Comovirinae

Includes: Comovirus, Fabavirus, Nepovirus

Unassigned

Astroviridae

Includes: Avastrovirus, Mamastrovirus

Barnaviridae

Includes: Barnavirus

Bromoviridae

Includes: Alfamovirus, Anulavirus, Bromovirus, Cucumovirus, Ilarvirus, Oleavirus

Caliciviridae

Includes: Lagovirus, Nebovirus, Norovirus, Sapovirus, Vesivirus

Closteroviridae

Includes: Ampelovirus, Closterovirus, Crinivirus

Flaviviridae

Includes: Flavivirus, Hepacivirus, Pestivirus

Hepeviridae

Includes: Hepevirus

Leviviridae

Includes: Allolevivirus, Levivirus

Luteoviridae

Includes: Enamovirus, Luteovirus, Polerovirus

Narnaviridae

Includes: Narnavirus, Mitovirus

Nodaviridae

Includes: Alphanodavirus, Betanodavirus

Potyviridae 

Includes: Brambyvirus, Bymovirus, Ipomovirus, Macluravirus, Potyvirus, Rymovirus, Tritimovirus

Tetraviridae

Includes: Betatetravirus, Omegatetravirus

Togaviridae

Includes: Alphavirus, Rubivirus

Tombusviridae

Includes: Aureusvirus, Avenavirus, Carmovirus, Dianthovirus, Machlomovirus, Necrovirus, Panicovirus, Tombusvirus

Virgaviridae

Includes: Furovirus, Hordeivirus, Pecluvirus, Pomovirus, Tobamovirus, Tobravirus

Unassigned

Includes: Benyvirus, Cilevirus, Idaeovirus, Ourmiavirus, Polemovirus, Sobemovirus, Umbravirus

Negative Strand RNA Viruses

Mononegavirales

Bornaviridae

Includes: Bornavirus

Rhabdoviridae 

Includes: Cytorhabdovirus, Ephemerovirus, Lyssavirus (rabies), Novirhabdovirus, Nucleorhabdovirus, Vesiculovirus

Filoviridae 

Includes: Ebolavirus, Marburgvirus

Paramyxoviridae (paramyxoviruses)

Paramyxovirinae

Includes: Avulavirus (infects birds and includes Newcastle disease virus), Henipavirus, Morbillivirus, Respirovirus (parainfluenza viruses affecting animals including humans), Rubulavirus

Pneumovirinae

Includes: Metapneumovirus, Pneumovirus

Unassigned

Arenaviridae

Includes: Arenavirus

Bunyaviridae

Includes: Hantavirus, Nairovirus, Orthobunyavirus, Phlebovirus, Tospovirus

Ophioviridae

Includes: Ophiovirus

Orthomyxoviridae (influenza viruses)

Includes: Influenzavirus A (one species: Influenza A virus, which has a wide range of subtypes and strains and which infects a wide range of hosts including birds, pigs, horses, people, seals, whales, mink and cats), Influenzavirus B (, Influenzavirus C, Thogotovirus, Isavirus

Unassigned

Includes: Deltavirus, Emaravirus, Tenuivirus, Varicosavirus

RNA Reverse Transcribing Viruses

Unassigned

Retroviridae  

Includes: Unclassified retroviridae

Orthoretrovirinae

Includes: Alpharetrovirus, Betaretrovirus, Gammaretrovirus, Deltaretrovirus (including HTLV-1, HTLV-2, HTLV-3), Epsilonretrovirus, Lentivirus (including HIV-1, HIV-2)

Spumaretrovirinae

Includes: Spumavirus

Retrotransposons

Pseudoviridae 

Includes: Pseudovirus, Hemivirus, Sirevirus

Metaviridae

Includes: Metavirus, Errantivirus, Semotivirus

DNA Reverse Transcribing Viruses

Caulimoviridae

Includes: Caulimovirus, Badnavirus, Cavemovirus, Petuvirus, Soymovirus, Tungrovirus

Hepadnaviridae

Includes: Orthohepadnavirus, Avihepadnavirus