History of the taxon:

Etymology of the name:

Taxon: Aliusviridae; Proposal: 2020.026M.R.Jingchuvirales; : ; ICTV Report: Aliusviridae; Reference:

phonetically from the Ancient Greek ἄλλος (állos), meaning "other" or "another", possibly referring to the numerous families in the class Caudoviricetes; the suffix -viridae for family taxa