Taxon Details

History of the taxon:

Etymology of the name:

Taxon: Alphaflexiviridae; Proposal: 2007.018-20P.v2.Alphaflexiviridae; : ; ICTV Report: Alphaflexiviridae; Reference:

from the Ancient Greek ἄλφα (álpha), the first letter of the Greek alphabet, and flexi, together referring to the first family created from the division of the old family Flexiviridae, a group of filamentous and highly flexible viruses; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses

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