Taxon Details

History of the taxon:

Etymology of the name:

Taxon: Kyanoviridae; Proposal: 2021.082B.R.Tevens_new_families; : ; ICTV Report: ; Reference:

from the Ancient Greek κυάνεος (kuáneos), meaning “dark blue”, referring to the cyanobacterial hosts to viruses in the family; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses

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