Taxon Details

History of the taxon:

Etymology of the name:

Taxon: Phenuiviridae; Proposal: 2016.030a-vM.A.v6.Bunyavirales; : ; ICTV Report: Phenuiviridae; Reference:

a portmanteau of Phlebovirus, referring to phlebotomine vectors of sandfly fever group viruses, derived from the Greek φλέψ (phléps), meaning “vein”, and Tenuivirus, from the Latin tenuis, meaning “thin”, describing the virion morphology of viruses in the genus; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses

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