History of the taxon:
Etymology of the name:
Taxon: Chrysoviridae Proposal: Ratification_2002a.pdf ICTV Report: Chrysoviridae Reference: PMID: 5191625
from the Greek chrysós meaning “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