Taxon Details

History of the taxon:

Etymology of the name:

Taxon: Halspiviridae; Proposal: 2019.059B.A.v1.Halspiviridae_1fam; : ; ICTV Report: Halspiviridae; Reference:

from halophilic, referring to the halophilic archaeal hosts of viruses in the family and spindle-shaped, referring to virion morphology of viruses in the family; the suffix ‑viridae for family taxa

International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses

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