History of the taxon:

Etymology of the name:

Taxon: Solemoviridae; Proposal: 2017.003P.A.v2.Solemoviridae; : ; ICTV Report: Solemoviridae; Reference:

from the combination of Sobemovirus (from Southern bean mosaic virus) and Polemovirus (from potato leafroll virus), two genera in the family; the suffix -viridae for family taxa