''Ghabrivirales'' is an order of

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. It is the only order in the class ''Chrysmotiviricetes''. The name of the class is a

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of member families: ''chrys''oviridae, ''m''egabirnaviridae, and ''toti''viridae; and -''viricetes'' which is the suffix for a virus class. The name of the order derives from Said ''Ghabri''al, a pioneering researcher who studied

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in this order, and -''virales'' which is the suffix for a virus order.

Taxonomy

The order contains three suborders and 19 families, listed hereafter (-''virineae'' denotes suborders, and -''viridae'' denotes families): * '' Alphatotivirineae'' ** '' Botybirnaviridae'' ** '' Chrysoviridae'' ** '' Fusagraviridae'' ** '' Megabirnaviridae'' ** '' Monocitiviridae'' ** '' Orthototiviridae'' ** '' Phlegiviridae'' ** '' Pseudototiviridae'' ** '' Quadriviridae'' ** '' Spiciviridae'' * '' Betatotivirineae'' ** '' Artiviridae'' ** ''

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'' ** '' Inseviridae'' ** '' Lebotiviridae'' ** '' Megatotiviridae'' ** '' Ootiviridae'' ** '' Pistolviridae'' ** '' Yadonushiviridae'' * '' Gammatotivirineae'' ** '' Alternaviridae''

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