Taxon Details

History of the taxon:

Etymology of the name:

Taxon: Geminiviridae; Proposal: Ratification 1993; : ; ICTV Report: Geminiviridae; Reference: PMID: 18256781

from the Latin geminus meaning "twin", referring to the characteristic twinned (geminate) virion morphology of viruses in the family; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses

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