Taxon Details

History of the taxon:

Etymology of the name:

Taxon: Bacilladnaviridae; Proposal: 2017.001F.A.v1.Bacilladnaviridae; : ; ICTV Report: ; Reference:

from the name of the Bacilladnavirus genus (Bacillariophytes) and DNA for deoxyribonuclic acid, referring to the hosts and genomes of viruses in this family; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses

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