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In March 2025, following the annual International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) ratification vote, newly proposed taxa were added to those under the mandate of the Plant Viruses Subcommittee. In brief, 1 new order, 3 new families, 6 new genera, 2 new subgenera and 206 new species were created. Some taxa were reorganized. Genus in the family was abolished and its taxa were redistributed into three new genera , and . Genus in the family was reorganized into two subgenera ( and ). One family and four previously unaffiliated genera were moved to the newly established order . Twelve species not assigned to a genus were abolished. To comply with the ICTV mandate of a binomial format for virus species, eight species were renamed. Demarcation criteria in the absence of biological information were defined in the genus (family ). This article presents the updated taxonomy put forth by the Plant Viruses Subcommittee and ratified by the ICTV.

Keyword(s): Actinidivirus , Ahlum waterborne virus , Albetovirus alphatabaci , Albetovirus betatabaci , Albetovirus gammatabaci , Allexivirus rehmanniae , Alphacytorhabdovirus , Alphacytorhabdovirus actinidiae , Alphacytorhabdovirus allii , Alphacytorhabdovirus alphaartemisiae , Alphacytorhabdovirus alphachysanthemi , Alphacytorhabdovirus alphafragariae , Alphacytorhabdovirus alphamedicagonis , Alphacytorhabdovirus alphapogostemi , Alphacytorhabdovirus alphaprimulae , Alphacytorhabdovirus alpharubi , Alphacytorhabdovirus alphatrifolii , Alphacytorhabdovirus alphawuhaninsectum , Alphacytorhabdovirus arctii , Alphacytorhabdovirus asclepiadis , Alphacytorhabdovirus baccharis , Alphacytorhabdovirus bacopae , Alphacytorhabdovirus betaartemisiae , Alphacytorhabdovirus betachrysanthemi , Alphacytorhabdovirus betafragariae , Alphacytorhabdovirus betamedicagonis , Alphacytorhabdovirus betapogostemi , Alphacytorhabdovirus betaprimulae , Alphacytorhabdovirus betarubi , Alphacytorhabdovirus betatrifolii , Alphacytorhabdovirus betawuhaninsectum , Alphacytorhabdovirus brassicicolae , Alphacytorhabdovirus cardaminis , Alphacytorhabdovirus chelidonii , Alphacytorhabdovirus cnidii , Alphacytorhabdovirus conopholis , Alphacytorhabdovirus coriandri , Alphacytorhabdovirus cynarae , Alphacytorhabdovirus daphnis , Alphacytorhabdovirus deltapogostemi , Alphacytorhabdovirus euphorbiae , Alphacytorhabdovirus fici , Alphacytorhabdovirus fragariarugosus , Alphacytorhabdovirus gammaartemisiae , Alphacytorhabdovirus gammapogostemi , Alphacytorhabdovirus gammawuhaninsectum , Alphacytorhabdovirus gei , Alphacytorhabdovirus glehniae , Alphacytorhabdovirus hederae , Alphacytorhabdovirus hyptisis , Alphacytorhabdovirus ilicis , Alphacytorhabdovirus kenyatuberosum , Alphacytorhabdovirus lactucamaculante , Alphacytorhabdovirus lactucanecante , Alphacytorhabdovirus lycopersici , Alphacytorhabdovirus menthae , Alphacytorhabdovirus morindae , Alphacytorhabdovirus nymphaeae , Alphacytorhabdovirus ocimi , Alphacytorhabdovirus paludis , Alphacytorhabdovirus pastinacae , Alphacytorhabdovirus pelargonii , Alphacytorhabdovirus persimmon , Alphacytorhabdovirus phyllostachysis , Alphacytorhabdovirus pinelliae , Alphacytorhabdovirus plumagonis , Alphacytorhabdovirus querci , Alphacytorhabdovirus ribes , Alphacytorhabdovirus rosae , Alphacytorhabdovirus sambuci , Alphacytorhabdovirus scutellariae , Alphacytorhabdovirus taraxaci , Alphacytorhabdovirus tolmieae , Alphacytorhabdovirus trichosanthei , Alphacytorhabdovirus tritici , Alphacytorhabdovirus utriculariae , Alphacytorhabdovirus wurfbainiae , Alphacytorhabdovirus zeae , Alphanucleorhabdovirus babaci , Aumaivirus maidis , Badnavirus fatsiae , Badnavirus tetainflatheobromae , Badnavirus ziziphi , Banana virus X , Bean mild mosaic virus , Begomovirus alceacrispi , Begomovirus caboniensis , Begomovirus cajani , Begomovirus chuxiongense , Begomovirus flavintervenae , Begomovirus galii , Begomovirus hortuscrotoni , Begomovirus hyptidis , Begomovirus jatrophagunturense , Begomovirus muntiflavi , Begomovirus myanmarense , Begomovirus puerense , Begomovirus pyrenacanthae , Begomovirus sidaflavitessellati , Begomovirus solanumaureusreti , Begomovirus solanumdistorsionis , Begomovirus solanumflavusreti , Begomovirus whitaniae , Betacytorhabdovirus , Betacytorhabdovirus alphabetulae , Betacytorhabdovirus alphacucurbitae , Betacytorhabdovirus alpharosae , Betacytorhabdovirus alphaturbaesoli , Betacytorhabdovirus alphazanthoxyli , Betacytorhabdovirus anthurii , Betacytorhabdovirus aristolochiae , Betacytorhabdovirus artemisiae , Betacytorhabdovirus begoniae , Betacytorhabdovirus bemisiae , Betacytorhabdovirus betabetulae , Betacytorhabdovirus betacucurbitae , Betacytorhabdovirus betarosae , Betacytorhabdovirus betaturbaesoli , Betacytorhabdovirus betazanthoxyli , Betacytorhabdovirus bouteloae , Betacytorhabdovirus broussonetiae , Betacytorhabdovirus caricae , Betacytorhabdovirus chrysanthemi , Betacytorhabdovirus colocasiae , Betacytorhabdovirus coryli , Betacytorhabdovirus cypripedii , Betacytorhabdovirus dryobalanopis , Betacytorhabdovirus durionis , Betacytorhabdovirus flaviyerbamate , Betacytorhabdovirus gammazanthoxyli , Betacytorhabdovirus gleditsiae , Betacytorhabdovirus glycinis , Betacytorhabdovirus glycyrrhizae , Betacytorhabdovirus gramineae , Betacytorhabdovirus hepaticae , Betacytorhabdovirus hordei , Betacytorhabdovirus howeae , Betacytorhabdovirus ipomoeae , Betacytorhabdovirus ixeris , Betacytorhabdovirus justiciae , Betacytorhabdovirus kobresiae , Betacytorhabdovirus leucadendri , Betacytorhabdovirus lycii , Betacytorhabdovirus mangonis , Betacytorhabdovirus maydis , Betacytorhabdovirus maysflavostriatis , Betacytorhabdovirus mori , Betacytorhabdovirus nitrariae , Betacytorhabdovirus oryzae , Betacytorhabdovirus panici , Betacytorhabdovirus passiflorae , Betacytorhabdovirus pentaphragmae , Betacytorhabdovirus phellodendri , Betacytorhabdovirus populi , Betacytorhabdovirus puerariae , Betacytorhabdovirus rudbeckiae , Betacytorhabdovirus schiedeae , Betacytorhabdovirus sesami , Betacytorhabdovirus sophorae , Betacytorhabdovirus tagetis , Betacytorhabdovirus tiliae , Betacytorhabdovirus trifolii , Betacytorhabdovirus viciae , Betacytorhabdovirus yerbamate , Betanucleorhabdovirus paridis , Bombyx mori latent virus , Botrexvirus duosclerotiniae , Botrexvirus unosclerotiniae , Capulavirus trifolii , Chenopodium necrosis virus , Cilevirus pistaciae , Citlodavirus apijamaicaense , Citlodavirus myricae , Cocksfoot mottle virus , Cucumber soil-borne virus , Cytorhabdovirus , Cytorhabdovirus brassicae , Cytorhabdovirus festucae , Cytorhabdovirus sonchi , Cytorhabdovirus tritici , Emaravirus clematis , Fabavirus betavitis , Fabavirus cirsii , Gammacytorhabdovirus , Gammacytorhabdovirus alphacuscutae , Gammacytorhabdovirus alphafraxini , Gammacytorhabdovirus apii , Gammacytorhabdovirus argyranthemi , Gammacytorhabdovirus betacuscutae , Gammacytorhabdovirus betafraxini , Gammacytorhabdovirus coptis , Gammacytorhabdovirus cypripedii , Gammacytorhabdovirus dauci , Gammacytorhabdovirus epipactis , Gammacytorhabdovirus gymnadeniae , Gammacytorhabdovirus heliospermae , Gammacytorhabdovirus hibisci , Gammacytorhabdovirus lonatis , Gammacytorhabdovirus lupinis , Gammacytorhabdovirus rhopalocnemis , Gammacytorhabdovirus silenis , Gammacytorhabdovirus trachyspermi , Higrevirus amurense , Higrevirus pistaciae , Ilarvirus ApNMV , Ilarvirus BabIV1 , Ilarvirus TIV1 , Ilarvirus ToNSV , Machlomovirus liegense , Maize aumaivirus 1 , Mastrevirus bothriochloae , Mastrevirus brachypodiumprimi , Mastrevirus brachypodiumsecundi , Mastrevirus nomiae , Mastrevirus urochloareunionense , Mersevirus , Mersevirus boehmeriae , Mersevirus jujubae , Mersevirus mercurialis , Mersevirus paris , Nepovirus betaparis , Nepovirus mirae , Olpivirus lactucae , Orthotospovirus eustomae , Orthotospovirus fatsiae , Pamosaviridae , Panicum papanivirus 1 , Papanivirus panici , Phragmivirus , Phragmivirus phragmii , Phragmivirus spartinae , Poinsettia mosaic virus , Potexvirus chaenostomae , Potexvirus ecsadenii , Potexvirus ecscaricae , Potexvirus ecshibisci , Potyvirus aconiti , Potyvirus alilii , Potyvirus catharanthiflavitessellati , Potyvirus crocitessellati , Potyvirus galanthi , Potyvirus parisflavitessellati , Potyvirus polygonatimaculae , Potyvirus puerariae , Ritunrivirus , Sadwavirus cattleyae , Sadwavirus chysanthemi , Sadwavirus gymnemae , Sobemovirus CFMV , Sobemovirus SMAMV , Sobemovirus smamv , Tobacco albetovirus 1 , Tobacco albetovirus 2 , Tobacco albetovirus 3 , Tobacco virtovirus 1 , Tombendovirales , Tomosaviridae , Tonesaviridae , Torradovirus arctii , Torradovirus nanorugosum , Torradovirus physalis , Trirhavirus , Trirhavirus alni , Trirhavirus chrysanthemi , Trirhavirus erysimi , Trirhavirus medicagonis , Trirhavirus picridis , Velarivirus gembloutense , Virtovirus tabaci , Waikavirus , Waikavirus ajugae , Waikavirus anacycli , Waikavirus betacamelliae , Waikavirus carotae , Waikavirus celtis , Waikavirus eleocharis , Waikavirus hirtae , Waikavirus juglandis , Waikavirus ligustici , Waikavirus mertensiae , Waikavirus pedicularis , Waikavirus pittospori , Waikavirus populi , Waikavirus primulae , Waikavirus querci , Waikavirus ranunculi , Waikavirus thapsiae , Waikavirus thymi , Waikavirus trifoccidentale , Waikavirus violae and Weddel waterborne virus
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