Taxon Details

Taxon name: Phasmaviridae

from the genus name Orthophasmavirus, referring to phantom midges, host of the first isolated viruses of the family; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

ICTV Report: Phasmaviridae Created in Proposal: 2016.030a-vM.A.v6.Bunyavirales.pdf Reference:

International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses

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