History of the taxon:

Etymology of the name:

Taxon: Chrysoviridae Proposal: Ratification_2002a.pdf  ICTV Report: Chrysoviridae Reference: PMID: 5191625 

from the Greek chrysómeaning “gold”, derived from the specific epithet of Penicillium chrysogenum, the fungal host of Penicillium chrysogenum virus, a member of the virus family; the suffix -viridae for family taxa