Taxon Details

History of the taxon:

Etymology of the name:

Taxon: Fuselloviridae Proposal: Ratification_1990.pdf ICTV Report: Fuselloviridae Reference: PMID: 7903037

from the Latin fusillo, meaning "little spindle", referring to the virion morphology of viruses in the family; the suffix ‑viridae for family taxa

International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses

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