Taxon Details

History of the taxon:

Etymology of the name:

Taxon: Cystoviridae; Proposal: Ratification 1978; : ; ICTV Report: Cystoviridae; Reference: PMID: 16789137

phonetically from the Greek kystis, meaning “bladder” or “sack”, referring to the virion morphology of viruses in the family; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses

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