History of the taxon:
Etymology of the name:
Taxon: Herelleviridae; Proposal: 2018.118B.A.v4.Herelleviridae; : ; ICTV Report: Herelleviridae; Reference:
to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the discovery of bacteriophages by the French microbiologist Félix d’Hérelle; the suffix -viridae for family taxa