History of the taxon:

Etymology of the name:

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

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