Taxon Details

History of the taxon:

Etymology of the name:

Taxon: Secoviridae; Proposal: 2007.057-9P.Secoviridae; : ; ICTV Report: Secoviridae; Reference:

to reflect the amalgamation of the now defunct families Sequiviridae and Comoviridae (respectively from the Latin sequi, meaning to "accompany", referring to the dependent aphid transmission of parsnip yellow fleck virus, and from cowpea mosaic virus), both members of the virus family; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses

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