MSL

MSL40, the 2024-2025 ICTV taxonomy release is now available

The new,  2024 ICTV taxonomy is now available through our taxonomy browser at https://ictv.global/taxonomy. This new version of Master Species List #40 is also available for download as an Excel Spreadsheet.

MSL40 contains taxonomic changes approved by the ICTV Executive Committee in July, 2024 and ratified by the ICTV Membership in February 2025. A paper describing this release is being prepared.

Official taxonomy proposals documenting these and all other taxonomic changes approved by the ICTV can be found at https://ictv.global/Official_ICTV_Proposals.htm

Counts of taxa at reach rank for this release are as follows:

RankTaxon Count
Realm7
Subrealm0
Kingdom11
Subkingdom0
Phylum22
Subphylum4
Class49
Subclass0
Order93
Suborder12
Family368
Subfamily213
Genus3,769
Subgenus86
Species16,215

Posted March 3, 2025