Taxon Details

History of the taxon:

Etymology of the name:

Taxon: Mitoviridae Proposal: 2019.006G.zip ICTV Report: Reference:

from the Greek mitos, meaning "thread", referring to replication of viruses in the family in the mitochondria of host fungi; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses

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