Taxon Details

History of the taxon:

Etymology of the name:

Taxon: Speroviridae; Proposal: 2022.004A.Caudoviricetes_3nf; : ; ICTV Report: ; Reference:

from the Latin spero, meaning "hope", green (the colour of hope) referring to the green F420 autofluorescence of methanogenic archaea that host Methanobacterium virus C158, a member of the family; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses

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