Taxon Details

History of the taxon:

Etymology of the name:

Taxon: Coronaviridae; Proposal: Ratification 1975; : ; ICTV Report: Coronaviridae; Reference: PMID: 1184350

from the Latin corona, meaning “halo”, referring to the appearance of virion surface projections on viruses of the family, which create an image reminiscent of the solar corona; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses

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