pimascovirales pimascovirales pimascovirales is an order of viruses. the term is a portmanteau of a portmanteau of pitho-, irido-, marseille-, and ascoviruses. pimascovirales virus classification (unranked): virus realm: varidnaviria kingdom: bamfordvirae phylum: nucleocytoviricota class: megaviricetes order: pimascovirales families the following families are recognized: ascoviridae iridoviridae marseilleviridae