Taxon Details

History of the taxon:

Etymology of the name:

Taxon: Orthomyxoviridae; Proposal: Ratification 1975; : ; ICTV Report: ; Reference: PMID: 13267985

from the Greek ὀρθός (orthos), meaning “correct” or “straight” and the Greek μύξα, (mýxa), meaning "mucus", referring to infection of the respiratory mucosa by viruses of the family; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses

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