History of the taxon:

Etymology of the name:

Taxon: Nudiviridae Proposal: 2013.003a-kI.A.v1.Nudiviridae.pdf  ICTV Report: Nudiviridae Reference:  

from the Latin nudus, meaning "naked", part of a previously used name nudibaculovirus, describing viruses with rod-shaped nucleocapsids lacking a protein matrix such as polyhedrin or granulin; the suffix ‑viridae for family taxa