Hosts of ICTV approved Virus Families and Genera
This list of the taxonomic structure of virus families and genera sorted according to their general host range has been compiled from:
The Classification and Nomenclature of Viruses "Sixth Report of the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses" (1995)
Eds. F.A. Murphy, C.M. Fauquet, M.A. Mayo, A.W. Jarvis, S.A. Ghabrial, M.D. Summers, G.P. Martelli, D.H.L. Bishop Archives of Virology, Springer Verlag, Wien New York
Throughout this document taxa are listed according to their general host range. Each type species name is preceded by the name of the order, family and genus it belongs to. Taxa names in quotes indicate that this taxon does not have an ICTV approved name.
Categories of hosts found in virus taxa:
- Algae - non-vascular plants, with chlorophyll
- Archaea
- Bacteria - unicellular plant lacking chlorophyll and without a nucleus
- Fungi - parasitic or saprophytic plants, lacking chlorophyll
- Invertebrates - animals without backbones: worms and insects
- Mycoplasma - non-motile organisms, without cell walls, between bacteria and viruses
- Plants - multicellular, vascular, chlorophyll containing organisms
- Protozoa - single cell motile water-borne organisms
- Spiroplasma - slender spiral bacteria, often pathogenic
- Vertebrates - animals with spines
To access a complete lists of species belonging to a family or genus click on the respective highlighted family/genus name.
- Family Phycodnaviridae
- Genus Phycodnavirus
Type species: Paramecium bursaria Chlorella virus 1
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- Family Fuselloviridae
- Genus Fusellovirus
Type species: Sulfolobus virus 1
- Family Lipothrixviridae
- Genus Lipothrixvirus
Type species: Thermoproteus virus 1
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- Family Corticoviridae
- Genus Corticovirus
Type species: Alteromonas phage PM2
- Family Cystoviridae
- Genus Cystovirus
Type species: Pseudomonas phage f6
- Family Inoviridae
- Genus Inovirus
Type species: coliphage fd
- Family Leviviridae
- Genus Levivirus
Type species: enterobacteria phage MS2
- Genus Allolevivirus
Type species: enterobacteria phage Qß
- Family Microviridae
- Genus Microvirus
Type species: coliphage fX174
- Genus Bdellomicrovirus
Type species: Bdellovibrio phage MAC1
- Genus Chlamydiamicrovirus
Type species: Chlamydia phage 1
- Family Myoviridae
- Genus "T4 -like phages"
Type species: coliphage T4
- Family Podoviridae
- Genus "T7 -like phages"
Type species: coliphage T7
- Family Siphoviridae
- Genus lambda-like Phages"
Type species: coliphage lambda
- Family Tectiviridae
- Genus Tectivirus
Type species: enterobacteria phage PRD1
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- Family Barnaviridae
- Genus Barnavirus
Type species: mushroom bacilliform virus
- Family Hypoviridae
- Genus Hypovirus
Type species: Cryphonectria hypovirus 1-EP713
- Family Partitiviridae
- Genus Partitivirus
Type species: Gaeumannomyces graminis virus 019/6A
- Genus Chrysovirus
Type species: Penicillium chrysogenum virus
- Genus Rhizidiovirus
Type species: Rhizidiomyces virus
- Satellites
- ssRNA Satellite Viruses
Type species: tobacco necrosis satellite
- Family Totiviridae
- Genus Totivirus
Type species: Saccharomyces cerevisiae virus L-A
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- Family Baculoviridae
- Genus Nucleopolyhedrovirus
Type species: Autographa californica nucleopolyhedrovirus
- Genus Granulovirus
Type species: Plodia interpunctella granulovirus
- Family Birnaviridae
- Genus Entomobirnavirus
Type species: Drosophila X virus
- Family Iridoviridae
- Genus: Iridovirus
Type species: Chilo iridescent virus
- Genus Chloriridovirus
Type species: mosquito iridescent virus
- Family Nodaviridae
- Genus Nodavirus
Type species: Nodamura virus
- Family Parvoviridae
- Subfamily: Densovirinae
- Genus Densovirus
Type species: Junonia coenia densovirus
- Genus Iteravirus
Type species: Bombyx mori densovirus
- Genus Contravirus
Type species: Aedes aegypti densovirus
- Family Polydnaviridae
- Genus Ichnovirus
Type species: Campoletis sonorensis virus
- Genus Bracovirus
Type species: Cotesia melanoscela virus
- Family Poxviridae
- Subfamily Entomopoxvirinae
- Genus Entomopoxvirus A
Type species: Melolontha melolontha entomopoxvirus
- Genus Entomopoxvirus B
Type species: Amsacta moorei entomopoxvirus
- Genus Entomopoxvirus C
Type species: Chironomus luridus entomopoxvirus
- Family Reoviridae
- Genus Cypovirus
Type species: Bombyx mori cypovirus 1
- Family Tetraviridae
- Genus: "Nudaurelia capensis beta-like viruses"
Type species: " Nudaurelia capensis beta virus
- Genus "Nudaurelia capensis omega-like viruses"
Type species: Nudaurelia capensis omega virus
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- Family Inoviridae
- Genus Plectrovirus
Type species: Acholeplasma phage L51
- Family Plasmaviridae
- Genus Plasmavirus
Type species: Acholeplasma phage L2
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- Genus Badnavirus
Type species: commelina yellow mottle virus
- Family Bromoviridae
- Genus Alfamovirus
Type species: alfalfa mosaic virus
- Genus Ilarvirus
Type species: tobacco streak virus
- Genus Bromovirus
Type species: brome mosaic virus
- Genus Cucumovirus
Type species: cucumber mosaic virus
- Family Bunyaviridae
- Genus Tospovirus
Type species: tomato spotted wilt virus
- Genus Capillovirus
Type species: apple stem grooving virus
- Genus Carlavirus
Type species: carnation latent virus
- Genus Closterovirus
Type species: beet yellows virus
- Family Comoviridae
- Genus Comovirus
Type species: cowpea mosaic virus
- Genus Fabavirus
Type species: broad bean wilt virus 1
- Genus Nepovirus
Type species: tobacco ringspot virus
- Genus Dianthovirus
Type species: carnation ringspot virus
- Genus Enamovirus
Type species: pea enation mosaic virus
- Genus: Furovirus
Type species: soil-borne wheat mosaic virus
- Family Geminiviridae
- Genus "Subgroup I Geminivirus"
Type species: maize streak virus
- Genus "Subgroup II Geminivirus"
Type species: beet curly top virus
- Genus "Subgroup III Geminivirus"
Type species: bean golden mosaic virus
- Genus Hordeivirus
Type species: barley stripe mosaic virus
- Genus Idaeovirus
Type species: raspberry bushy dwarf virus
- Genus Luteovirus
Type species: barley yellow dwarf virus
- Genus Machlomovirus
Type species: maize chlorotic mottle virus
- Genus Marafivirus
Type species: maize rayado fino virus
- Genus Necrovirus
Type species: tobacco necrosis virus
- Family Partitiviridae
- Genus Alphacryptovirus
Type species: white clover cryptic virus 1
- Genus Betacryptovirus
Type species: white clover cryptic virus 2
- Genus Potexvirus
Type species: potato virus X
- Family Potyviridae
- Genus Potyvirus
Type species: potato virus Y
- Genus Rymovirus
Type species: ryegrass mosaic virus
- Genus Bymovirus
Type species: barley yellow mosaic virus
- Family Reoviridae
- Genus Fijivirus
Type species: Fiji disease virus
- Genus Phytoreovirus
Type species: wound tumor virus
- Genus Oryzavirus
Type species: rice ragged stunt virus
Order: Mononegavirales
- Family Rhabdoviridae
- Genus Nucleorhabdovirus
Type species: potato yellow dwarf virus
- Satellites
- ssRNA Satellite Viruses
Type species: tobacco necrosis satellite
- Family Sequiviridae
- Genus Sequivirus
Type species: parsnip yellow fleck virus
- Genus Waikavirus
Type species: rice tungro spherical virus
- Genus Sobemovirus
Type species: Southern bean mosaic virus
- Genus Tenuivirus
Type species: rice stripe virus
- Genus Tobamovirus
Type species: tobacco mosaic virus
- Genus Tobravirus
Type species: tobacco rattle virus
- Family Tombusviridae
- Genus Carmovirus
Type species: carnation mottle virus
- Genus Tombusvirus
Type species: tomato bushy stunt virus
- Genus Trichovirus
Type species: apple chlorotic leaf spot virus
- Genus: Tymovirus
Type species: turnip yellow mosaic virus
- Genus Umbravirus
Type species: carrot mottle virus
- Viroids
Type species: potato spindle tuber viroid
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- Family Totiviridae
- Genus Giardiavirus
Type species: Giardia lamblia virus
- Genus Leishmaniavirus
Type species: Leishmania RNA virus 1-1
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- Family Microviridae
- Genus Spiromicrovirus
Type species: Spiroplasma phage 4
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- Family: Adenoviridae
- Genus Mastadenovirus
Type species: human adenovirus 2
- Genus Aviadenovirus
Type species: fowl adenovirus 1
- Genus: "African swine fever-like viruses"
Type species: African swine fever virus
- Family Arenaviridae
- Genus Arenavirus
Type species: lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus
- Genus Arterivirus
Type species: equine arteritis virus
- Family Astroviridae
- Genus Astrovirus
Type species: human astrovirus 1
- Family Birnaviridae
- Genus Aquabirnavirus
Type species: infectious pancreatic necrosis virus
- Genus Avibirnavirus
Type species: infectious bursal disease virus
- Family Bunyaviridae
- Genus Bunyavirus
Type species: Bunyamwera virus
- Genus Hantavirus
Type species: Hantaan virus
- Genus Nairovirus
Type species: Nairobi sheep disease virus
- Genus Phlebovirus
Type species: sandfly fever Sicilian virus
- Family Caliciviridae
- Genus Calicivirus
Type species: vesicular exanthema of swine virus
- Family Circoviridae
- Genus Circovirus
Type species: chicken anemia virus
- Family Coronaviridae
- Genus Coronavirus
Type species: avian infectious bronchitis virus
- Genus Torovirus
Type species: Berne virus
- Genus Deltavirus
Type species: hepatitis delta virus
Order: Mononegavirales
- Family Filoviridae
- Genus: Filovirus
Type species: Marburg virus
- Family Flaviviridae
- Genus Flavivirus
Type species: yellow fever virus
- Genus Pestivirus
Type species: bovine diarrhea virus
- Genus "Hepatitis C - like viruses"
Type species: hepatitis C virus
- Family Hepadnaviridae
- Genus Orthohepadnavirus
Type species: hepatitis B virus
- Genus Avihepadnavirus
Type species: duck hepatitis B virus
- Family Herpesviridae
- Subfamily: Alphaherpesvirinae
- Genus Simplexvirus
Type species: human herpesvirus 1
- Genus Varicellovirus
Type species: human herpesvirus 3
- Subfamily Betaherpesvirinae
- Genus Cytomegalovirus
Type species: human herpesvirus 5
- Genus Muromegalovirus
Type species: mouse cytomegalovirus 1
- Genus Roseolovirus
Type species: human herpesvirus 6
- Subfamily Gammaherpesvirinae
- Genus Lymphocryptovirus
Type species: human herpesvirus 4
- Genus Rhadinovirus
Type species: ateline herpesvirus 2
- Family Iridoviridae
- Genus Ranavirus
Type species: frog virus 3
- Genus Lymphocystivirus
Type species: flounder virus
- Genus "Goldfish virus -like viruses"
Type species: goldfish virus 1
Order: Mononegavirales
- Family Orthomyxoviridae
- Genus Influenzavirus A, B
Type species: influenza A virus
- Genus Influenzavirus C
Type species: influenza C virus
- Genus "Thogoto-Like viruses "
Type species: Thogoto virus
- Family Papovaviridae
- Genus Polyomavirus
Type species: murine polyomavirus
- Genus Papillomavirus
Type species: cottontail rabbit papillomavirus (Shope)
Order: Mononegavirales
- Family Paramyxoviridae
- Subfamily Paramyxovirinae
- Genus Paramyxovirus
Type species: human parainfluenza virus 1
- Genus Morbillivirus
Type species: measles virus
- Genus Rubulavirus
Type species: mumps virus
- Subfamily Pneumovirinae
- Genus Pneumovirus
Type species: human respiratory syncytial virus
- Family Parvoviridae
- Subfamily Parvovirinae
- Genus Parvovirus
Type species: mice minute virus
- Genus Erythrovirus
Type species: B19 virus
- Genus Dependovirus
Type species: adeno-associated virus 2
- Family Picornaviridae
- Genus Enterovirus
Type species: poliovirus 1
- Genus Rhinovirus
Type species: human rhinovirus 1A
- Genus Hepatovirus
Type species: hepatitis A virus
- Genus Cardiovirus
Type species: encephalomyocarditis virus
- Genus Aphthovirus
Type species: foot-and-mouth disease virus O
- Family Poxviridae
- Subfamily Chordopoxvirinae
- Genus Orthopoxvirus
Type species: vaccinia virus
- Genus: Parapoxvirus
Type species: orf virus
- Genus Avipoxvirus
Type species: fowlpox virus
- Genus Capripoxvirus
Type species: sheeppox virus
- Genus Leporipoxvirus
Type species: myxoma virus
- Genus Suipoxvirus
Type species: swinepox virus
- Genus Molluscipoxvirus
Type species: Molluscum contagiosum virus
- Genus Yatapoxvirus
Type species: Yaba monkey tumor virus
- Prions: Agents of Spongiform Encephalopathies
- Type species: scrapie agent
- Family Reoviridae
- Genus Orthoreovirus
Type species: reovirus 3
- Genus Orbivirus
Type species: bluetongue virus 1
- Genus Rotavirus
Type species: simian rotavirus SA11
- Genus Coltivirus
Type species: Colorado tick fever virus
- Genus Aquareovirus
Type species: golden shiner virus
- Family Retroviridae
- Genus "mammalian type B retroviruses"
Type species: mouse mammary tumor virus
- Genus "mammalian type C retroviruses"
Type species: murine leukemia virus
- Genus "avian type C retroviruses"
Type species: avian leukosis virus
- Genus "type D retroviruses"
Type species: Mason-Pfizer monkey virus
- Genus "blv-htlv retroviruses"
Type species: bovine leukemia virus
- Genus Lentivirus
Type species: human immunodeficiency virus 1
- Genus Spumavirus
Type species: human spumavirus
Order: Mononegavirales
- Family Rhabdoviridae
- Genus Vesiculovirus
Type species: vesicular stomatitis Indiana virus
- Genus Lyssavirus
Type species: rabies virus
- Genus Ephemerovirus
Type species: bovine ephemeral fever
- Satellites
- dsDNA Satellites
- ssRNA Satellites
- Family Togaviridae
- Genus Alphavirus
Type species: Sindbis virus
- Genus Rubivirus
Type species: rubella virus
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