| Pokkesviricetes | |
|---|---|
| Virus classification   | |
| (unranked): | Virus | 
| Realm: | Varidnaviria | 
| Kingdom: | Bamfordvirae | 
| Phylum: | Nucleocytoviricota | 
| Class: | Pokkesviricetes | 
| Orders | |
The class, Pokkesviricetes, is derived from pockes, the Middle English word for pox as in referring to the disease associated to certain members of Poxviridae .
The following orders are recognized: