History of the taxon:
Etymology of the name:
Taxon: Endornaviridae Proposal: 2006.019-20P.04.Endornaviridae.pdf 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