History of the taxon:

Etymology of the name:

Taxon: Kitrinoviricota; Proposal: 2019.006G.A.v1.Riboviria; : ; ICTV Report: ; Reference:

from the Ancient Greek κίτρινος (kítrinos) meaning "yellow", a reference to yellow fever virus, a member of the taxon; the suffix -viricota for phylum taxa