Yumkaaxvirus is a genus of viruses in the family Ahmunviridae and order Maximonvirales.

[1] Yumkaaxvirus pescaderoense is a dsDNA virus with host archea.

[2] The order name, Maximonvirales, is named after Mayan god Maximon, a god of travelers, merchants, mecidine men/women, mischief and fertility.

[2] The genus name, Yumkaaxvirus, is named after Mayan god Yum Kaax, the god of the woods, the wild nature, and the hunt.

[2] The species epitheton, pescaderoense is named after Pescadero Basin.