Taxon Details

History of the taxon:

Etymology of the name:

Taxon: Aspiviridae; Proposal: 2017.002P.A.v2.Ophioviridae_ren; : ; ICTV Report: Ophioviridae; Reference:

from the Latin aspis, meaning “viper" or "snake”, referring to the morphology of virions of viruses in the family; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses

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