History of the taxon:

Etymology of the name:

Taxon: Finnlakeviridae; Proposal: 2019.057B.A.v1.Finnlakeviridae_1fam; : ; ICTV Report: Finnlakeviridae; Reference:

from Finnish and lake, referring to the location where Flavobacterium phage FLiP, a member of the family, was isolated; the suffix -viridae for family taxa