Rohanvirales

Rohanvirales
Virus classification Edit this classification
(unranked): Virus
Realm: Floreoviria
Kingdom: Shotokuvirae
Phylum: Cressdnaviricota
Class: Arfiviricetes
Order: Rohanvirales

Rohanvirales is an order of single-stranded DNA viruses in the class Arfiviricetes. The order was first described in 2022 by Mart Krupovic and Arvind Varsani, who also defined the order Rivendellvirales. The order is named after the fictional kingdom of Rohan in novels written by J. R. R. Tolkien.

Taxonomy

The order contains the following families:

See also

References

  1. ↑ Krupovic M, Varsani A (13 September 2022). "Naryaviridae, Nenyaviridae, and Vilyaviridae: three new families of single‑stranded DNA viruses in the phylum Cressdnaviricota". Archives of Virology. doi:10.1007/s00705-022-05557-w. PMID 36098801.
  2. ↑ "Taxon Details: Rohanvirales". International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses. Retrieved 15 September 2025.
  3. ↑ "Virus Taxonomy: 2024 Release". International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses. Retrieved 15 September 2025.