Cossaviricota

Cossaviricota
Virus classification
(unranked):	Virus
Realm:	Monodnaviria
Kingdom:	Shotokuvirae
Phylum:	Cossaviricota
Classes
	See text

Last updated March 20, 2025

Cossaviricota is a phylum of viruses. The phylum is named after Yvonne Cossart who discovered Parvovirus B19, the causative pathogen of fifth disease.^[1]

Classes

The following classes are recognized:

Mouviricetes
Papovaviricetes
Quintoviricetes

References

↑ "Virus Taxonomy: 2019 Release". talk.ictvonline.org. International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses. Retrieved 25 April 2020.

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[1] "Virus Taxonomy: 2019 Release". talk.ictvonline.org. International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses. Retrieved 25 April 2020.

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