Information on virion diagrams, virus properties, and taxon name origins, have been updated for MSL40
Information on virus properties, the etymology of taxon names, and virion diagrams have all been updated to coincide with the new release of the virus taxonomy (MSL40).
Diagrams of virion morphology arranged by host and genome type at the family level provide an overview of the diversity of known forms. These diagrams are taken or adapted from the copyrighted ViralZone image library (ViralZone, SIB, Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, https://viralzone.expasy.org)
The Virus Properties table provides a sortable, filterable table listing the properties of the viruses that belong to each ICTV family. Included are genome composition, organization and size; virion shape, size, and if it is enveloped; and host range.
The taxon etymology page provides a list containing descriptions of the origins of ICTV taxon names starting at the rank of realm and going down to the rank of family.
April 2, 2025