Taxon name: Iridoviridae
from Iris (iridos), the daughter of mythological Greek gods, whose sign was the rainbow, referring to the iridescent appearance of invertebrates infected with viruses of the family as well as centrifuged pellets of virions; the suffix -viridae for family taxa
ICTV Report: Iridoviridae Created in Proposal: Ratification_1975.pdf Reference: PMID: 28648249