History of the taxon:
Etymology of the name:
Taxon: Sphaerolipoviridae; Proposal: 2013.001a-oB.A.v4.Sphaerolipoviridae; : ; ICTV Report: Sphaerolipoviridae; Reference:
from the Latin sphaera, meaning “sphere” and the Ancient Greek λίπος (lípos), meaning “fat”, referring to virion morphology and the internal protein-rich membrane vesicle of viruses in the family; the suffix -viridae for family taxa