Taxon Details

History of the taxon:

Etymology of the name:

Taxon: Guttaviridae; Proposal: 2003.177-178B Guttaviridae; 2003Bxxx.Prokaryote; : ; ICTV Report: Guttaviridae; Reference:

from the Latin gutta, meaning "drop", referring to the droplet-shaped virion morphology of viruses in the family; the suffix ‑viridae for family taxa

International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses

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