Rohanvirales

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Rohanvirales
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(unranked): Virus
Realm: Monodnaviria
Kingdom: Shotokuvirae
Phylum: Cressdnaviricota
Class: Arfiviricetes
Order:Rohanvirales

Rohanvirales is an order of single-stranded DNA viruses in the class Arfiviricetes . The order was first described in 2022 by Mart Krupovic and Arvind Varsani, who also defined the order Rivendellvirales . [1] The order is named after the fictional kingdom of Rohan in novels written by J. R. R. Tolkien. [2]

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Taxonomy

The order contains the following families: [3]

See also

References

  1. Krupovic M, Varsani A (13 September 2022). "Naryaviridae, Nenyaviridae, and Vilyaviridae: three new families of single‑stranded DNA viruses in the phylum Cressdnaviricota". Archives of Virology. doi:10.1007/s00705-022-05557-w. PMID   36098801.
  2. "Taxon Details: Rohanvirales". International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses. Retrieved 15 September 2025.
  3. "Virus Taxonomy: 2024 Release". International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses. Retrieved 15 September 2025.