History of the taxon:
Etymology of the name:
Taxon: Deltaflexiviridae Proposal: 2017.020P.A.v1.Deltaflexiviridae.zip ICTV Report: Deltaflexiviridae Reference:
from the Ancient Greek δέλτα (délta), the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet, and flexi, referring to the fourth family created from the division of the old family Flexiviridae, a group of filamentous and highly flexible viruses; the suffix -viridae for family taxa