Taxon Details

History of the taxon:

Etymology of the name:

Taxon: Turriviridae; Proposal: 2013.002a-gB.A.v3.Turriviridae; : ; ICTV Report: ; Reference:

from the Latin turris, meanimg "turret", referring to the turreted structure of the icosahedral virion of viruses in the family; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses

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