https://phaidra.vetmeduni.ac.at/o:5137 Summary of taxonomy changes ratified by the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) from the Animal DNA Viruses and Retroviruses Subcommittee, 2025 Varsani, Arvind Arvind Varsani Abd-Alla, Adly M.M. Adly M.M. Abd-Alla Arnberg, Niklas Niklas Arnberg Bateman, Kelly S. Kelly S. Bateman Benkő, Mária Mária Benkő Bézier, Annie Annie Bézier Biagini, Philippe Philippe Biagini Bojko, Jamie Jamie Bojko Butkovic, Anamarija Anamarija Butkovic Canuti, Marta Marta Canuti Celer, Vladimír Vladimír Celer Drezen, Jean-Michel Jean-Michel Drezen Egyed, Laszlo Laszlo Egyed Fischer, Matthias G. Matthias G. Fischer François, Sarah Sarah François Guinet, Benjamin Benjamin Guinet Harrach, Balázs Balázs Harrach Harrison, Robert L. Robert L. Harrison Herniou, Elisabeth A. Elisabeth A. Herniou Hess, Michael Michael Hess 0000-0002-6991-0120 University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna Hu, Jia Jia Hu Jehle, Johannes A. Johannes A. Jehle Kaján, Győző L. Győző L. Kaján Kajon, Adrianna E. Adrianna E. Kajon Koonin, Eugene V. Eugene V. Koonin Kraberger, Simona Simona Kraberger Krell, Peter J. Peter J. Krell Krupovic, Mart Mart Krupovic Kuhn, Jens H. Jens H. Kuhn Lei, Chengfeng Chengfeng Lei Leobold, Matthieu Matthieu Leobold Maggi, Fabrizio Fabrizio Maggi Mittal, Suresh K. Suresh K. Mittal Okamoto, Hiroaki Hiroaki Okamoto Opriessnig, Tanja Tanja Opriessnig Peng, Xiaowei Xiaowei Peng Pénzes, Judit Judit Pénzes Podgorski, Iva I. Iva I. Podgorski Postler, Thomas S. Thomas S. Postler Ribeiro, Bergmann M. Bergmann M. Ribeiro San Martín, Carmen Carmen San Martín Söderlund-Venermo, Maria Maria Söderlund-Venermo Sun, Xiulian Xiulian Sun Surján, András András Surján Tarján, Zoltán L. Zoltán L. Tarján Varaldi, Julien Julien Varaldi Vidovszky, Márton Z. Márton Z. Vidovszky Wadell, Göran Göran Wadell Watanabe, Hidemi Hidemi Watanabe Yutin, Natalya Natalya Yutin van Oers, Monique M. Monique M. van Oers ICTV Taxonomy Summary Consortium Microbiology Society journal article open access eng The International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) holds a ratification vote annually after review of newly proposed taxa by ICTV Study Groups and members of the virology community. In March 2025, the vote outcome of the 11 proposals within the mandate of the Animal DNA Viruses and Retroviruses Subcommittee was made public. Here, we provide a summary of the newly accepted proposals. These include reorganization of taxa in the realm Varidnaviria, classification of the ‘polinton-like’ viruses into a new family (Phypoliviridae) within a new order Archintovirales; establishment of a new phylum (Commensaviricota) in the kingdom Shotokuvirae; the establishment of a new family called Filamentoviridae with two new genera and three new species; the addition of four new genera in the family Anelloviridae with 70 new species; and the addition of 85 new species in the families Adenoviridae (n=16), Baculoviridae (n=5), Circoviridae (n=5), Parvoviridae (n=55) and Polyomaviridae (n=4). Also, in the family Belpaoviridae, 11 species were renamed to comply with the binomial requirement for species names. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ https://phaidra.vetmeduni.ac.at/api/object/o:5137/download 10.1099/jgv.0.002113 https://phaidra.vetmeduni.ac.at/o:605 application/pdf Journal of General Virology issn:0022-1317 VoR Journal of General Virology 106 7 403.90 kB 2025