kˈɑːkəlˌɪθəvˌaɪɹəsᵻz ɑːɹ pˈɑːɹt ʌvðə fˈæmɪli ʌv fˌaɪkoʊdnˈævɪɹˌɪdiː, wˈʌn ʌvðə fˈaɪv fˈæmɪliz ðæt bᵻlˈɔŋ tʊ ɐ lˈɑːɹdʒ ænd fˌaɪloʊdʒnˈɛɾɪkli daɪvˈɜːs ɡɹˈuːp ʌv vˈaɪɹəsᵻz nˈoʊn æz nˌuːklɪˌɑːsɪɾəplˈæzmɪk lˈɑːɹdʒ dˌiːˈɛs dˌiːˌɛnˈeɪ vˈaɪɹəsᵻz ˌɛnsˌiːˈɛldˌiːvˌiːˈɛs.
Coccolithoviruses are part of the family of Phycodnaviridae, one of the five families that belong to a large and phylogenetically diverse group of viruses known as nucleocytoplasmic large dsDNA viruses (NCLDVs).