Taxon Details

History of the taxon:

Etymology of the name:

Taxon: Endornaviridae; Proposal: 2006.019-20P.04.Endornaviridae; : ; ICTV Report: Endornaviridae; Reference:

from the Ancient Greek ἔνδον (endon) meaning "within" and RNA for ribonucleic acid, referring to the dsRNA genomes or "endogenous dsRNAs" of viruses in the family; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses

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