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