History of the taxon:

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Etymology of the name:

Taxon: Cystoviridae Proposal: Ratification_1978.pdf  ICTV Report: Cystoviridae Reference: PMID: 16789137 

phonetically from the Greek kystis, meaning “bladder” or “sack”, referring to the virion morphology of viruses in the family; the suffix -viridae for family taxa