History of the taxon:

Etymology of the name:

Taxon: Clavaviridae  Proposal: 2010.002a-gB.A.v2.Clavaviridae.zip   ICTV Report: Clavaviridae  Reference:  

from Latin clava, meaning "club" or "stick", referring to the rigid, bacilliform virion morphology of viruses in the family; the suffix ‑viridae for family taxa