The Master Species List: A Spreadsheet of Current Taxonomy

The most recent Master Species List (MSL) below provides access to the official, current virus taxonomy approved by the ICTV. A new MSL will be uploaded whenever a new, revised taxonomy is ratified by the ICTV membership. These Master Species Lists (MSL) provide the complete ICTV taxonomy as a downloadable spreadsheet. MSL files are available for each release of the virus taxonomy since 2008.

Click on a filename to download the indicated MSL.

File name File Size
ICTV_Master_Species_List_2023_MSL39.v3.xlsx 1.46 MB
ICTV_Master_Species_List_2023_MSL39.v2.xlsx 1.46 MB
ICTV_Master_Species_List_2023_MSL39.v1.xlsx 1.46 MB
ICTV_Master_Species_List_2022_MSL38.v3.xlsx 1.91 MB
ICTV_Master_Species_List_2022_MSL38.v2.xlsx 1.35 MB
ICTV_Master_Species_List_2022_MSL38.v1.xlsx 1.25 MB
ICTV_Master_Species_List_2021_v3.xlsx 898.16 KB
ICTV_Master_Species_List_2021_v2.xlsx 895.99 KB
ICTV_Master_Species_List_2021_v1.xlsx 907.84 KB
ICTV_Master_Species_List_2020.xlsx 808.07 KB
ICTV_Master_Species_List_2019.xlsx 628.88 KB
ICTV_Master_Species_List_2018b.v2.xlsx 455.32 KB
ICTV_Master_Species_List_2018a.xlsx 400.74 KB
ICTV_Master_Species_List_2017.xlsx 405.35 KB
ICTV_Master_Species_List_2016_v1.3.xlsx 443.01 KB
ICTV_Master_Species_List_2015.xlsx 333.51 KB
ICTV_Master_Species_List_2014_v4.xls 965.5 KB
ICTV_Master_Species_List_2013_v2.xls 375 KB
ICTV_Master_Species_List_2012_v4.xls 356.5 KB
ICTV_Master_Species_List_2011_v2.xls 332 KB
ICTV_Master_Species_List_2009_v10.xls 328 KB
ICTV_Master_Species_List_2008.xls 299 KB
ICTV_Master_Species_List_2005_v1.xls 262 KB