Taxon Details

History of the taxon:

Etymology of the name:

Taxon: Orthoherpesviridae; Proposal: Ratification 1975; : ; ICTV Report: Herpesviridae; Reference: PMID: 4538198

from the Ancient Greek ὀρθός (orthos), meaning “correct” or “straight”, and ἕρπης (hérpō), which is related to the meaning "to creep", referring to spreading blisters; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses

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