History of the taxon:
Etymology of the name:
Taxon: Corticoviridae; Proposal: Ratification 1978; : ; ICTV Report: Corticoviridae; Reference: PMID: 12134022
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