Taxon Details

History of the taxon:

Etymology of the name:

Taxon: Iridoviridae; Proposal: Ratification 1975; : ; ICTV Report: Iridoviridae; Reference: PMID: 28648249

from the Greek Iris (iridos), the daughter of gods whose sign was the rainbow, hence iridescent, referring to the appearance of invertebrates infected with viruses of the family as well as centrifuged pellets of virions; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses

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