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