Pandoravirus
| Pandoravirus | |
|---|---|
| Pandoravirus virion | |
| Virus classification | |
| (unranked): | Virus |
| Realm: | Varidnaviria |
| Kingdom: | Bamfordvirae |
| Phylum: | Nucleocytoviricota |
| Class: | Megaviricetes |
| Order: | Algavirales (?) |
| Family: | Pandoraviridae |
| Genus: | Pandoravirus |
| Species | |
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Pandoravirus is a proposed genus of giant virus, first discovered in 2013. It is the fourth largest in physical size of any known viral genus, behind Pithovirus, Klothovirus casanovai, and Megaklothovirus. Pandoraviruses have double stranded DNA genomes, with the largest genome size (2.5 million base pairs) of any known viral genus.