History of the taxon:

Etymology of the name:

Taxon: Permutotetraviridae; Proposal: 2010.001a-qI.A.v4.Tetraviridae; : ; ICTV Report: ; Reference:

from the Latin permutare, meaninmg "to change thoroughly" and  the Ancient Greek τετρα (tetra), the Greek cardinal 4, referring to the type of RdRP (replicase) whose active site is permuted and the T=4 capsid architecture of viruses in the family; the suffix -viridae for family taxa