History of the taxon:

Etymology of the name:

Taxon: Quadriviridae; Proposal: 2012.001a-gF.A.v4.Quadriviridae; : ; ICTV Report: Quadriviridae; Reference:

from the Latin quattuor, meaning "four", referring to the quadripartite nature of the genome of viruses in the family; the suffix -viridae for family taxa