History of the taxon:

Etymology of the name:

Taxon: Ackermannviridae Proposal: 2017.001B.A.v3.Ackermannviridae.zip  ICTV Report:  Reference:  

to honour Hans-Wolfgang Ackermann, a German microbiologist, past life member of ICTV, a pioneer of electron microscopy and the taxonomy of prokcaryotic viruses; the suffix -viridae for family taxa