Taxon Details

History of the taxon:

Etymology of the name:

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

truncation of Margherita di Savoia, the place in Italy, where Haloarcula hispanica tailed virus 1, a member of the family, was first isolated; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses

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