History of the taxon:

Etymology of the name:

Taxon: Amnoonviridae; Proposal: 2017.006M.A.v2.Negarnaviricota; : ; ICTV Report: Amnoonviridae; Reference:

phonetically from the Hebrew אַמְנוּן (amnun) for tilapia, referring to tilapia lake virus, a member of this family; the suffix -viridae for family taxa