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).
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.