History of the taxon:
Etymology of the name:
Taxon: Lipothrixviridae; Proposal: Ratification 1987; : ; ICTV Report: Lipothrixviridae; Reference: doi.org/10.1007/BF00327644
from the Greek lipothrix, meaning "fat hair", referring to the virion morphology of viruses in the family; the suffix -viridae for family taxa