History of the taxon:
Etymology of the name:
Taxon: Alphaflexiviridae Proposal: 2007.018-20P.v2.Alphaflexiviridae.pdf ICTV Report: Alphaflexiviridae Reference:
from the Ancient Greek ἄλφα (álpha), the first letter of the Greek alphabet, and flexi, referring to the first family created from the division of the old family Flexiviridae, a group of filamentous and highly flexible viruses; the suffix -viridae for family taxa