Taxon Details

History of the taxon:

Etymology of the name:

Taxon: Birnaviridae; Proposal: Ratification 1984; : ; ICTV Report: Birnaviridae; Reference: PMID: 6743022

from the Latin bi meaning “two”, and RNA for ribonucleic acid, referring to the bisegmented nature of the genome, as well as the presence of dsRNA, in viruses of the family; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses

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