Papovaviricetes is a class of viruses.[1] The class shares the name of an abolished family, Papovaviridae, which was split in 1999 into the two families Papillomaviridae and Polyomaviridae.[2] The class was established in 2019 and takes its name from the former family.[3]
| Papovaviricetes | |
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Virus classification 
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| (unranked): | Virus |
| Realm: | Monodnaviria |
| Kingdom: | Shotokuvirae |
| Phylum: | Cossaviricota |
| Class: | Papovaviricetes |
| Orders | |
Orders
editThe following orders are recognized:
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Virus Taxonomy: 2019 Release". talk.ictvonline.org. International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
- ^ "ICTV Taxonomy history: Papovaviridae". talk.ictvonline.org. International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ^ Koonin EV, Dolja VV, Krupovic M, Varsani A, Wolf YI, Yutin N, Zerbini M, Kuhn JH (18 October 2019). "Create a megataxonomic framework, filling all principal taxonomic ranks, for ssDNA viruses" (docx). International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
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