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