| Kitrinoviricota | |
|---|---|
Virus classification | |
| (unranked): | Virus |
| Realm: | Riboviria |
| Kingdom: | Orthornavirae |
| Phylum: | Kitrinoviricota |
| Classes | |
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Kitrinoviricota is a phylum ofRNA viruses that includes allpositive-strand RNA viruses that infecteukaryotes and are not members of the phylumPisuviricota orLenarviricota.[1] The name of the group derives from Greekκίτρινος (kítrinos), which means yellow (a reference toyellow fever virus), and -viricota, which is the suffix for avirus phylum.[2]
The following classes are recognized:
