Over the last couple years, I have enjoyed watching the binomial nomenclature unfold for viruses. Though, today I came across the new species names for poleroviruses and was a bit surprised in the direction that these species names have gone. It seems that the acronyms for the viruses are now being used for the species epithet (White clover mottle virus is now Polerovirus WCMV)...is that correct? If so, I have some concerns with going in this direction as I think it will be very difficult when it comes to communicating and understanding the differences between the viruses. Are there genera other than Polerovirus that have gone in this direction, too? Are there any articles or communications from ICTV that explain why the group has gone in this direction?
Thanks to anyone who can help me better understand this.
Kind Regards,
Jarrod Morrice