Taxon Details

History of the taxon:

Etymology of the name:

Taxon: Lavidaviridae; Proposal: 2015.001a-kF.A.v1.Lavidaviridae; : ; ICTV Report: ; Reference:

from large virus dependent or associated, referring to the dependence on, or association with, a large dsDNA virus of the family Mimiviridae; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses

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