Taxon Details

History of the taxon:

Etymology of the name:

Taxon: Birnaviridae; Proposal: Ratification 1984; : ; ICTV Report: Birnaviridae; Reference: PMID: 6743022

from the Latin bi meaning “two”, and RNA for ribonucleic acid, referring to the bisegmented nature of the genome, and the presence of dsRNA, in viruses of the family; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses

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