Taxon Details

History of the taxon:

Etymology of the name:

Taxon: Preplasmiviricota; Proposal: 2019.003G.A.v1.Varidnaviria; : ; ICTV Report: ; Reference:

from "precursor of certain plasmids", referring to the evolutionary relationship between viviricetessome viruses in the taxa and some plasmids; the suffix -viricota for phylum taxa

International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses

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