History of the taxon:

Etymology of the name:

Taxon: Vilmaviridae; Proposal: 2021.089B.R.Vilmaviridae; : ; ICTV Report: ; Reference:

from the designations V (phoneticlaly "Vi"),  L and M, referring to the clusters on the Actinobacteriophage Database that include viruses of the family; the suffix -viridae for family taxa