History of the taxon:
Etymology of the name:
Taxon: Rountreeviridae; Proposal: 2020.140B.R.Rountreeviridae; : 2021.001B.R.abolish_Caudovirales; ICTV Report: ; Reference:
to honour Phyllis Margaret Rountree, an Australian bacteriologist and expert on Staphylococcus; the suffix -viridae for family taxa