History of the taxon:
Etymology of the name:
Taxon: Reovirales; Proposal: 2019.006G.A.v1.Riboviria; : ; ICTV Report: ; Reference:
from reo, an acronym of respiratory enteric orphan viruses, referring to the tropism and an early lack of disease association of some viruses in the taxon; the suffix -virales for order taxa