Taxon Details

Taxon name: Malacoherpesviridae

from the Ancient Greek μαλακός (malakós), meaning ‘soft’ and used in zoology to denote molluscs, and the Ancient Greek&colon; ἕρπης (hérpō), which is related to the meaning "to creep", referring to spreading blisters; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

ICTV Report: Malacoherpesviridae Proposal: 2005.020-72.04.Herpes.pdf Reference:

International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses

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