History of the taxon:

Etymology of the name:

Taxon: Vertoviridae; Proposal: 2021.001A.R.Archaeal_Caudoviricetes; : ; ICTV Report: Vertoviridae; Reference:

from the Latin verto, meaning "invert", referring to the invertible tail fiber locus characterized in viruses of this family; the suffix -viridae for family taxa