History of the taxon:

Etymology of the name:

Taxon: Corticoviridae Proposal: Ratification_1978.pdf  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