Taxon Details

family: Corticoviridae (release 2022, MSL 38)

Etymology: derived from the Latin cortex, meaning “crust” or “bark”, referring to the protective layer of the capsid protein in virions of viruses in the family ; the suffix -viridae for family taxa
Created in Proposal: Ratification_1978.pdf PubMed ID: 12134022
Report Chapter: Corticoviridae

International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses

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