{"id":14432,"date":"2025-02-27T10:07:31","date_gmt":"2025-02-27T15:07:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncbiinsights.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/?p=14432"},"modified":"2025-02-28T11:18:59","modified_gmt":"2025-02-28T16:18:59","slug":"new-ranks-ncbi-taxonomy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncbiinsights.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/2025\/02\/27\/new-ranks-ncbi-taxonomy\/","title":{"rendered":"New Ranks in NCBI Taxonomy: Domain &#038; Realm"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">As <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ncbiinsights.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/2024\/06\/04\/changes-ncbi-taxonomy-classifications\/?utm_source=ncbi_insights&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=taxonomy-ranks-20250227\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">previously announced<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, NCBI continues to make improvements to our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/taxonomy?utm_source=ncbi_insights&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=taxonomy-ranks-20250227\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Taxonomy<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> resource. There have been recent <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1099\/ijsem.0.006242\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">updates<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> to the International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/the-icsp.org\/code-of-nomenclatur\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">ICNP<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">) and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s41564-020-0709-x\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">proposals<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> by the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ictv.global\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">ICTV)<\/span><\/a>. As a result,<span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0NCBI Taxonomy has discontinued the use of rank \u201csuperkingdom\u201d to classify organisms into Archaea, Bacteria, Eukaryota, and Viruses.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:150,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">What\u2019s changing?<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:150,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<h6><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">New rank: Domain<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:150,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h6>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-size: 17px;\">\u201cDomain\u201d replaces \u201csuperkingdom\u201d for Archaea, Bacteria, and Eukaryota\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-size: 17px;\">\u201cNo rank\u201d replaces \u201csuperkingdom&#8221; for Viruses\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h6><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">New rank for viruses: Realm<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:150,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h6>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Six viral groups are designated with the new rank \u201crealm,\u201d the equivalent of &#8220;domain.&#8221; The six realms are:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:150,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-size: 17px;\">Adnaviria (filamentous archaeal A-DNA viruses)\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-size: 17px;\">Duplodnaviria (double-stranded DNA viruses)\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-size: 17px;\">Monodnaviria (single-stranded DNA viruses)\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-size: 17px;\">Riboviria (RNA viruses and retroviruses)\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-size: 17px;\">Ribozyviria (Deltavirus-related satellite nucleic acids)\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-size: 17px;\">Varidnaviria (Adenovirus and Poxvirus-related DNA viruses)\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The above are rank name changes to existing names. They do not affect the classification of Archaea, Bacteria, Eukaryota, or Viruses. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Note: updates will be live in NCBI Taxonomy in early March 2025.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Questions?\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:150,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Please <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/support.nlm.nih.gov\/support\/create-case\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">reach out to us<\/span><\/a> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">if you have questions or would like to provide feedback.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:150,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Stay up to date\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:150,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Follow us on social\u202f<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ncbi\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">@NCBI<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202fand\u202f<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/public.govdelivery.com\/accounts\/USNLMOCPL\/subscriber\/new?topic_id=USNLMOCPL_52\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">join our mailing list<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202fto keep up to date with\u202fNCBI Taxonomy\u202fand other NCBI news.\u202f\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:150,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As previously announced, NCBI continues to make improvements to our Taxonomy resource. 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