Taxon Details

History of the taxon:

Etymology of the name:

Taxon: Orthomyxoviridae; Proposal: Ratification 1975; : ; ICTV Report: ; Reference: PMID: 13267985

from the Ancient Greek ὀρθός (orthos), meaning “correct” or “straight” and the Ancient Greek μύξα, (mýxa), meaning "mucus", referring to infection of the respiratory mucosa by viruses of the family; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses

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