History of the taxon:

Etymology of the name:

Taxon: Metaxyviridae; Proposal:  2020.022P.R.Metaxyviridae_nf; : ; ICTV Report: ; Reference:

from the Ancient Greek μεταξύ (metaxy), meaning "in-between", referring to the phylogenetic relationship of coconut foliar decay virus, a member of the family, to members of the families Geminiviridae and Nanoviridae; the suffix -viridae for family taxa