Etymology Name Page

Etymology: from small circular ssDNA and the vowel o, referring to the size of genomes of viruses in the family; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

Etymology: from Latvian gredzens meaning “ring”, referring to the genome circularity of viruses of the family; the suffix ‑virales for order taxa

Etymology: from Jörmun gandr, a serpent in Norse mythology equivalent of ouroboros. The prefix "Jörmun-" denotes something huge, the word "gandr" refers to elongated entities, including snakes, referring to the genome circularity of members of the family; the suffix ‑viridae for family taxa

Etymology: from ouroboros, a symbol depicting a serpent eating its own tail, alluding to the genome circularity of viruses of the family; the suffix ‑viridae for family taxa.

Etymology: from Jörmun gandr (Norse mytology), also called World Serpent, whose body coiled around the whole Earth (Midgard). The prefix "Jörmun-" denotes something huge; the suffix ‑virales for order taxa. Connection unclear

Etymology: from the ring Draupnir of Norse mythology, said to have multiplied itself every ninth night, referring to both the circular viral genome and genome replication of viruses of the family; the suffix ‑viridae for family taxa

Etymology: referring to the linear genome of viruses in the family, a unique property among members of the phylum Cressdnaviricota; the suffix -virales for order taxa

Etymology: from the most likely host for viruses in the family, which are members of the class Oomycetes (water molds); the suffix -viridae for family taxa

Etymology: from multipartite, a feature of the genomes of viruses in this taxon; the suffix -virales for order taxa

Etymology: from América do Sul or America del Sur (South America in Portuguese and Spanish, respectively), the continent in which members of the family were first described; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

Etymology: from animal associated, referring to the source and CRESS, referring to circular Rep-encoding ssDNA viruses; the suffix ‑viridae for family taxa

Etymology: from the Ancient Greek μεταξύ (metaxy), meaning "in-between", referring to the phylogenetic relationship of coconut foliar decay virus, a member of the family, to members of the families Geminiviridae and Nanoviridae; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

Etymology: from the Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nanos), meaning "dwarf", referring to the small genome of viruses in the family and their stunting effect on infected plants; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

Etymology: from redondoviruses and CRESS, referring to circular Rep-encoding ssDNA viruses, both members of the taxon; the suffix -virales for order taxa

Etymology: from the Spanish redondo, meaning “round”, referring to the circular nature of the DNA genome of viruses in the family; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

Etymology: from the Latin ringa meaning “ring”, referring to the genome circularity of members of the family; the suffix ‑virales for order taxa

Etymology: from Peruvian stool-associated circo-like viruses; the suffix ‑viridae for family taxa

Etymology: from Rivendell, elven-refuge in a steep and hidden valley to the west of the Misty Mountains, a geograpghical region of Middle-earth in the fictional novels of JR Tolkein: the suffix -virales for order taxa; connection unclear

Etymology: from Narya the ring of fire, one of three rings of power from Middle-earth in the fictional novels of JR Tolkein; the suffix -viridae for family taxa; connection unclear

Etymology: from Rohan, kingdom of the Rohirrim, bounded by the Anduin, the Misty Mountains, and Fangorn Forest, in the fictional novels of JR Tolkein; the suffix -virales for order taxa; connection unclear

Etymology: from the Ring of Adamant (also called the Ring of Nenya in the fictional novels of JR Tolkein); adamant was a mythical stone with impenetrable hardness; the suffix ‑viridae for family taxa . Connection unclear

Etymology: the name given to a group of viruses by various authors in their publications; the suffix ‑viridae for family taxa. Derivation unknown

Etymology: from Nenya the ring of water, one of three rings of power from Middle-earth in the fictional novels of JR Tolkein; the suffix -viridae for family taxa; connection unclear

Etymology: from Saturn, which is also known as the Ringed Planet, referring to the genome circularity of members of the family; the suffix ‑virales for order taxa.

Etymology: from the Māori Kanorau meaning "to be diverse", referring to the diversity of viruses of the family; the suffix ‑viridae for family taxa

Etymology: from the Māori maha puna meaning "many sources", referring to the diversity of viruses of the family; the suffix ‑viridae for family taxa

Etymology: referring to the Rep-encoding single stranded DNA viruses in the taxon; the suffix -vircetes for class taxa

Etymology: from geminivirus, and also plants and fungi, referring to the hosts of viruses in the taxon; the suffix -virales for order taxa

Etymology: from the Latin geminus meaning "twin", referring to the characteristic twinned (geminate) virion morphology of viruses in the family; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

Etymology: from geminivirus-like and no movement, indicating the lack of a movement protein gene in viruses of the family; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

Etymology: from gemini-like Rep plant and animal associated viruses, referring to the geminivirus Rep sequence (GRS) motif found in members of the family; the suffix ‑viridae for family taxa

Etymology: a reference to the pleomorphic morphology of viruses in this realm; the suffix ‑viria for realm taxa

Etymology: from Trapani, Italy, where Halorubrum pleomorphic virus 1, a member of the taxon, was discovered; the suffix -virae for kingdom taxa

Etymology: from the Latin calor, meaning heat, referring to the environmental conditions under which these viruses replicate; the suffix -viricota for phylum taxa

Etymology: from the Latin camini, meaning chimneys, referring to the chimney-like deep sea hydrothermal vents in which Archaeoglobales and their viruses thrive; the suffix -vircetes for class taxa

Etymology: a truncation of Archaeoglobus and Geoglobus, two genera of archaea that host viruses in the order; the suffix -virales for order taxa

Etymology: from Thalassa, th Greek goddess of the sea, referring to the sample source, and from pleolipovirus; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

Etymology: from the Italian sale, meaning "salt", referencing the halophilic hosts of most pleolipovirids; the suffix -viricota for phylum taxa

Etymology: from the Finnish huolimaton, meaning "sloppy", referencing the unmethodical assembly of pleolipovirions; the suffix -viricetes for class taxa

Etymology: from Halorubrum pleomorphic virus 1, HRPV-1, a member of the taxon; the suffix -virales for order taxa

Etymology: from Nanohaloarchaea and pleomorphic, referring to the host and inferred morphology of viruses in the family; the suffix ‑viridae for family taxa

Etymology: from the Ancient Greek πλεῖον (pleo), meaning "many", and λῐ́πος (lípos), meaning “animal fat”, referring to the pleomorphic shape and presence of an envelope in virions of viruses in the family; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

Etymology: from ribo, for ribonucleic acid, referring to the genome of viruses in the realm; the suffix -viria for realm taxa

Etymology: from the Greek ὀρθός (orthós) meaning "straight" or "true" and RNA for ribonucleic acid; the suffix -virae for kingdom taxa

Etymology: from ambivirus(es), referring to the non-overlapping ambisense orientation of open reading frames in the genome of members of the taxon; the suffix ‑viricota for phylum taxa

Etymology: to honour Suvi Sutela and Marc Forgia, the co-discoveres of ambiviruses in endomycorrhizal fungi; the suffix ‑viricetes for class taxa

Etymology: from Cryphonectria and Tulasnella, referring to the host genera for fungi in which ambiviruses were first discovered; the suffix ‑virales for order taxa

Etymology: from the Latin duo, meaning two, and ambivirus, referring to one of several families in the parent taxon; the suffix ‑viridae for family taxa

Etymology: from the Latin quattuor, meaning four, and ambivirus, referring to one of several families in the parent taxon; the suffix ‑viridae for family taxa

Etymology: from the Latin tria, meaning three, and ambivirus, referring to one of several families in the parent taxon; the suffix ‑viridae for family taxa

Etymology: from the Latin unus, meaning "one", and ambivirus, referring to one of several families in the parent taxon; the suffix ‑viridae for family taxa

Etymology: from the Lithuanian artima, meaning close, and RT (phonetically "arti"), referring to the potential link to viral RTs; the suffix -viricota for phylum taxa

Etymology: from the Latin furtivus, meaning hidden, secret, and RNA; the suffix -viricetes for class taxa

Etymology: from diverse aquatic, referring to the environments in which viruses in the order were discovered; the suffix -virales for order taxa

Etymology: from Hakuzo, the White elephant which is a signature of Fugen Bosatsu (Samantabhadra in Buddhism), referring to the Fugen-dake, the largest volcano of the Mt. Unzen, the area where hot spring RNA virus 1 was discovered; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

Etymology: from the Italian duplo meaning "double" and RNA for ribonucleic acid, a reference to viruses in this phylum having double-stranded RNA genomes; the suffix -viricota for phylum taxa

Etymology: from Chrysoviridae, Megabirnaviridae, and the now defunct Totiviridae, three virus families originally included in the taxon; the suffix -viricetes for class taxa

Etymology: in honour of Said Ghabrial, a pioneer in the study of the viruses in this order; the suffix -virales for order taxa

Etymology: from the Ancient Greek ἄλφα (álpha), the first letter of the Greek alphabet and the now defunct family Totiviridae (from the Latin toti, meaning "undivided" or "whole" ), one of the founding taxa of the order Ghabrivirales; the suffix ‑virineae for suborder taxa

Etymology: from, Botrytis porri, the host of Botrytis porri RNA virus 1, and the bi-segmented dsRNA genome of members of the family; the suffix ‑viridae for family taxa

Etymology: from the Greek chrysós meaning “gold”, derived from the specific epithet of Penicillium chrysogenum, the fungal host of Penicillium chrysogenum virus, a member of the virus family; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

Etymology: from Fusarium graminearum, host of Fusarium graminearum virus 3, a member of the family; the suffix ‑viridae for family taxa

Etymology: from the Ancient Greek μέγας (mégas), meaning “great", and Birnaviridae, referring to the size of the bisegmented dsRNA genome of viruses in the family; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

Etymology: from monocistronic toti-like viruses; referring to the genome organisation of members of the family and the relationship to totiviruses; the suffix ‑viridae for family taxa

Etymology: from the Ancient Greek ὀρθός (orthos), meaning “correct” or “straight” and the Latin toti, meaning "undivided" or "whole", referring to the mono-segmented dsRNA genome of viruses in the family; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

Etymology: from Phlebiopsis gigantea, the host of Phlebiopsis gigantea large virus 1, a member of the family; the suffix ‑viridae for family taxa

Etymology: from the Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudes), meaning"false" and the addition of the vowel o; referring to the earlier placement of members of the family in the now defunct Totiviridae; the suffix ‑viridae for family taxa

Etymology: from the Latin quattuor, meaning "four", referring to the quadripartite nature of the genome of viruses in the family; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

Etymology: from Spissistilus festinus and Circulifer tenellus, the hosts of the first reported viruses in the family; the suffix ‑viridae for family taxa

Etymology: from the Ancient Greek βῆτα (bêta), the second letter of the Greek alphabet and the now defunct family Totiviridae, one of the founding taxa of the order Ghabrivirales; the suffix ‑virineae for suborder taxa

Etymology: from arthropod totivirus, referring to the hosts of members in the family and the relationship to totiviruses; the suffix ‑viridae for family taxa

Etymology: from Giardia lamblia, host of Giardia lamblia virus, a member of the family; the suffix ‑viridae for family taxa

Etymology: from insect toti-like virus, referring to the host of viruses in the family and the relationship to totiviruses; the suffix ‑viridae for family taxa

Etymology: from Leptopilina boulardi toti-like virus, a member of the family; the suffix ‑viridae for family taxa

Etymology: from the Ancient Greek μέγας (mégas), meaning “great or large”, referring to the much larger genome size of members of the family when compared to totiviruses; the suffix ‑viridae for family taxa

Etymology: derived from oomycetous toti-like virus, referring to the host of virus members in the family and the relationship to totiviruses; the suffix ‑viridae for family taxa

Etymology: from piscine toti-like, referring to the hosts of viruses in the family and the relationship to totiviruses; the suffix ‑viridae for family taxa

Etymology: from the Japanese Yadonushi meaning "owner (Nushi) of a house to stay (Yado)", referring to the trans-encapsidation of yadokarivirus RNA and RdRP; the suffix ‑viridae for family taxa

Etymology: from the Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma), the third letter of the Greek alphabet and the now defunct family Totiviridae, one of the founding taxa of the order Ghabrivirales; the suffix ‑virineae for suborder taxa

Etymology: from Alternaria alternata, the name of the fungal host of the earliest isolate, and RNA for ribonucleic acid, referring to the type of nucleic acid comprising the genome of viruses in the family; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

Etymology: from respiratory enteric orphan, referring to the tropism and an early lack of disease association of some viruses in the taxon ; the suffix -viricetes for class taxa

Etymology: from reo, an acronym of respiratory enteric orphan viruses, referring to the tropism and an early lack of disease association of some viruses in the taxon; the suffix -virales for order taxa

Etymology: from the Latin sedo, meaning "smooth", referring to the appearance of the core particles of viruses in the family, and reo, for respiratory enteric orphan, referring to the tropism and lack of disease association of some members of the virus family; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

Etymology: from the Latin spina, meaning “spike”, referring to the presence of spikes or turrets on the surface of the core particles of viruses in the family, and reo for respiratory enteric orphan, referring to the tropism and lack of disease association of some members of the virus family; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

Etymology: to honour Anne K. Vidaver, who co-discovered Pseudomonas phage phi6; the suffix -viricetes for class taxa

Etymology: to honour Leonard Mindich, who contributed significantly to cystovirid research; the suffix -virales for order taxa

Etymology: phonetically from the Greek kystis, meaning “bladder” or “sack”, referring to the virion morphology of viruses in the family; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

Etymology: from the Ancient Greek κίτρινος (kítrinos) meaning "yellow", a reference to yellow fever virus, a member of the taxon; the suffix -viricota for phylum taxa

Etymology: from alphavirus supergroup, referring to a historical name for some members of the taxon ; the suffix -viricetes for class taxa

Etymology: from hepevirus-like, referring to the family Hepeviridae included in this taxon; the suffix -virales for order taxa

Etymology: from the Ancient Greek ἄλφα (álpha), the first letter of the Greek alphabet and τετρα (tetra), the Greek cardinal 4, referring to the relationship to viruses of the Alpha-like supergroup in the replicase region and the T=4 capsid architecture that define the family; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

Etymology: from the genus Benyvirus, which is derived from beet necrotic yellow vein virus, a member of the family; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

Etymology: from hepatitis E virus, a member of the family; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

Etymology: to honour the physician George Maton who first distinguished rubella from measles and scarlet fever; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

Etymology: from the Greek myco, meaning fungus, and alpha-like virus (denoting the host and type of genomic organization); the suffix -viridae for family taxa

Etymology: to honour G. P. Martelli, a pioneer in closterovirid research; the suffix -virales for order taxa

Etymology: from Brome mosaic disease and also from Bromus, the host genus of brome mosaic virus, a member of the family; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

Etymology: phonetically from the Greek kloster, meaning "spindle" or "thread" referring to the virion morhology of viruses in the family; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

Etymology: from the Ancient Greek ἔνδον (endon) meaning "within" and RNA for ribonucleic acid, referring to the dsRNA genomes or "endogenous dsRNAs" of viruses in the family; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

Etymology: to honour the Brazilian plant virologist, Elliot Watanabe Kitajima, who contributed to the discovery of viruses in the family; the suffix -viridae for family taxa