Heunggongvirae is the only kingdom of viruses in the realm Duplodnaviria. According to the Wikipedia article on the realm, the kingdom is divided into two phyla that hold the two recognised lineages of the realm: Peploviricota, which contains the herpesviruses that infect animals, and Uroviricota, which contains the caudoviruses, also called head-tail or tailed viruses, that infect archaea and bacteria. All viruses of the realm are double-stranded DNA viruses, belonging to Group I of the Baltimore classification, and they share the HK97 fold major capsid protein and an icosahedral capsid with a portal, a protease and a terminase. The putative mirusviruses of the realm have not been assigned to any official taxon and are not placed in this kingdom.
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1. Duplodnaviria (Wikipedia)
Classification
Duplodnaviria contains one kingdom, which is divided into two phyla
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Caudoviruses are one of the most abundant group of viruses on Earth and are ubiquitous worldwide.
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