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Double-stranded DNA viruses of the realm  Varidnaviria  (formerly PRD1-adenovirus lineage) are characterized by homologous major capsid proteins (MCPs) containing one (kingdom:  Helvetiavirae ) or two β-barrel domains (kingdom:  Bamfordvirae ) known as the jelly roll folds. Most of them also share homologous packaging ATPases (pATPases). Remarkably,  Varidnaviria  infect hosts from the three domains of life, suggesting that these viruses could be very ancient and share a common ancestor. Here, we analyzed the evolutionary history of  Varidnaviria  based on single and concatenated phylogenies of their MCPs and pATPases. We excluded  Adenoviridae  from our analysis as their MCPs and pATPases are too divergent.  Sphaerolipoviridae , the only family in the kingdom  Helvetiavirae , exhibit a complex history: their MCPs are very divergent from those of other  Varidnaviria , as expected, but their pATPases groups them with  Bamfordvirae . In single and concatenated trees,  Bamfordvirae  infecting archaea were grouped with those infecting bacteria, in contradiction with the cellular tree of life, whereas those infecting eukaryotes were organized into three monophyletic groups: the  Nucleocytoviricota  phylum, formerly known as the Nucleo-Cytoplasmic Large DNA Viruses (NCLDVs),  Lavidaviridae  (virophages) and Polintoviruses. Although our analysis mostly supports the recent classification proposed by the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV), it also raises questions, such as the validity of the  Adenoviridae  and  Helvetiavirae  ranking. Based on our phylogeny, we discuss current hypotheses on the origin and evolution of  Varidnaviria  and suggest new ones to reconcile the viral and cellular trees.

Phylogeny of the Varidnaviria Morphogenesis Module: Congruence and Incongruence With the Tree of Life and Viral Taxonomy