History of the taxon:
Etymology of the name:
Taxon: Malacoherpesviridae; Proposal: 2005.020-72.04.Herpes; : ; ICTV Report: Herpesviridae; Reference:
from the Ancient Greek μαλακός (malakós), meaning ‘soft’ and used in zoology to denote molluscs, and the Ancient Greek: ἕρπης (hérpō), which is related to the meaning "to creep", referring to spreading blisters; the suffix -viridae for family taxa