Revtraviricetes

Revtraviricetes is a class of viruses that contains all viruses that encode a reverse transcriptase.^[1] The group includes all ssRNA-RT viruses (including the retroviruses) and dsDNA-RT viruses. It is the sole class in the phylum Artverviricota, which is the sole phylum in the kingdom Pararnavirae.^[2] The name of the group is a portmanteau of "reverse transcriptase" and -viricetes which is the suffix for a virus class.^[1]

Revtraviricetes
Virus classification
(unranked):	Virus
Realm:	Riboviria
Kingdom:	Pararnavirae
Phylum:	Artverviricota
Class:	Revtraviricetes
Orders
Blubervirales Ortervirales

Orders

The following orders are recognized:

• Blubervirales (e.g. hepatitis B virus)
• Ortervirales (retroviruses, Caulimoviridae and various LTR retrotransposons)