History of the taxon:

Etymology of the name:

Taxon: Quadriviridae Proposal: 2012.001a-gF.A.v4.Quadriviridae.zip  ICTV Report: Quadriviridae Reference:  

from the Latin quattuor, meaning "four", referring to the quadripartite nature of the genome of viruses in the family; the suffix -viridae for family taxa