Taxon Details

History of the taxon:

Etymology of the name:

Taxon: Nyamiviridae; Proposal: 2013.002a-hV.A.v1.Nyamiviridae; : ; ICTV Report: Nyamiviridae; Reference:

a portmanteau of Nyamanini Pan, where Nyamanini virus was isolated and Midway Atoll, where Midway virus was isolated, both members of the virus family; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses

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