Die Betaherpesvirinae bilden eine Unterfamilie der Virusfamilie Orthoherpesviridae. Sie besteht aus folgenden Gattungen (mit wichtigsten Virusspezies):
- Spezies Humanes Herpesvirus 5 (HHV-5) (alias Humanes Cytomegalievirus, HCMV, wiss. Cytomegalovirus humanbeta5, ehem. Typus)
- Spezies Pongines Herpesvirus 2 (PoHV-2, alias Schimpansen-Cytomegalievirus, wiss. Cytomegalovirus paninebeta2)
- Spezies Makaken-Herpesvirus 3 (alias Rhesus-Cytomegalovirus, RhCMV, wiss. Cytomegalovirus macacinebeta3)
- Spezies Murides Herpesvirus 1 (MuHV-1, alias Murines Cytomegalievirus, MCMV, wiss. Muromegalovirus muridbeta1, ehem. Typus)
- Spezies Murides Herpesvirus 2 (MuHV-2, alias Ratten-Cytomegalievirus Maastricht, RCMV, wiss. Muromegalovirus muridbeta2)
- Spezies Murides Herpesvirus 8 (MuHV-8, alias Ratten-Cytomegalievirus England/Berlin, RCMV, wiss. Muromegalovirus muridbeta8)
- Spezies Elefanten-Betaherpesvirus 1 (wiss. Proboscivirus elephantidbeta1, ehm. Typus)
- Spezies Elefanten-Betaherpesvirus 3 (wiss. Proboscivirus elephantidbeta3)
- Spezies Elefanten-Betaherpesvirus 4 (wiss. Proboscivirus elephantidbeta4)
- Spezies Elefanten-Betaherpesvirus 5 (wiss. Proboscivirus elephantidbeta5)
- ↑ a b c d e ICTV: ICTV Taxonomy history: Human alphaherpesvirus 1, EC 51, Berlin, Germany, July 2019; Email ratification March 2020 (MSL #35)
- ↑ SIB: Muromegalovirus, auf: ViralZone.
- ↑ SIB: Proboscivirus, auf: ViralZone.
- ↑ SIB: Roseolovirus, auf: ViralZone.