History of the taxon:
Etymology of the name:
Taxon: Polydnaviriformidae Proposal: 2021.006D.R.Polydnaviriformidae_1renfam_3rensp.zip ICTV Report: Reference:
from the Ancient Greek πολύς (polús), meaning “many" and DNA for deoxyribonucleic acid, referring to the multiple segments of dsDNA genomes of agents in the family; the suffix -viriformidae is used for viriform family taxa