Taxon Details

History of the taxon:

Etymology of the name:

Taxon: Pneumoviridae; Proposal: Ratification 1990; : ; ICTV Report: Pneumoviridae; Reference: PMID: 562558

from the Greek pneuma, meaning “breath”, referring to the transmission of viruses in this family by contact and airborne routes; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses

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